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A-1 Toyota

New Haven, CT

4.8
1,140 Reviews
In the early 60’s, the owners of a local garage received a postcard announcing the production of a new four-wheel drive vehicle. At the time, the automotive industry was producing only one other vehicle in this category, so the owners thought this might be a good opportunity to introduce a new four-wheel drive vehicle that they would be able to sell as well as service. The postcard was answered and the response was the founding of the first Toyota dealership in New England and the beginning of what has become a very successful endeavor for Dominic Galardi, Anthony Buglione and A-1 Toyota. The history of A-1 Service began before this. In January of 1951, Dom joined his father-in-law, Tony Buglione in a partnership that included a gas station and used cars. The station was located on the corner of Olive Street and St. John in New Haven. In the late 1950’s, a new highway system was breaking through the neighborhood, people started moving to the suburbs, and with the limited space they had already outgrown, A-1 looked for a new location. The new site they chose was in East Haven. The partnership grew to include Dominic’s brother, Andrew. Their new location, occupying a city block on Main Street and the sign reading A-1 Auto Service, Inc., became a landmark for many. In 1963, A-1 completed the building of the first Toyota showroom on the East Coast. In 1966, just three years after opening their dealership, A-1 became the second largest Toyota dealership in the country. Toyota’s line-up featured only two vehicles at the time, the four-wheel drive Land Cruiser and one of the first economy cars, the Tiara. Over the years, A-1 Toyota continued to grow and in 1980 moved to their current location on Amity Road in New Haven adding the Dodge franchise that dueled with Toyota until 1990. A-1 Toyota’s line-up looks far different than it did in 1963, but the basis for a successful business has continued. The business is still owned by the same family, and Domin
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April 17, 2017

Very easy and helpful The dealership is super steady to find and Eddie was very helpful and showed us just what we wanted. Very happy with my car and the service! More

by Christinazaino
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Eddie Oliveras
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April 17, 2017

Purchase of my car I am pleased how Kevin worked well with us, he was patient, and gave us the information we needed. He was able to give me the price I needed for my ca More

by Yari1986a
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Kevin Wright
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April 17, 2017

Purchase of a new truck Had a great experience working with Amanda, Mustafa and Angel at A-1 Toyota. Amanda was helpful, explained everything and was friendly, easy to talk More

by jjohnson
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Mustafa Alsamraie
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Other Employees : Angel Ramos, Amanda Botto
April 14, 2017

Always professional, helpful, friendly. Highly recommend. From start to finish, our visit to A1 Toyota was great and satisfactory. Jerry Bell greeted us and got things rolling, then handed us off to Qunicy. Q More

by JessieandEli
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Quincy Smith
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Paul Wright
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Jerry Bell
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April 10, 2017

The True Definition od Satisfactory Customer Service My experience at A1 Toyota was great! Kevin Wright and Paul Wright made my time there worth every minute. They both were very patient and kind. Kevi More

by Elizabeth Lacrete
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Paul Wright
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Kevin Wright
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April 05, 2017

Superior Dealership! I can't say enough great things about this no pressure dealership. This is our 3rd lease (we have purchased 2 cars as well) Every experience we've had More

by MamasRav
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Fariz -Dado Dadic
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Other Employees : Angel Ramos
April 04, 2017

Excellent customer service! I was blown away by the time and care given to me by Amanda and her Manager Angel. They were patient with me while making my decision, let me take an More

by ashleyseiler
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April 04, 2017

auto purchase Excellent experience at A-1 Toyota dealership. Sales representative, Quincy Smith, was very knowledgeable, informative, and responsive to our prefere More

by lee31
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Quincy Smith
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April 03, 2017

New Car Experience No pressure. Everyone was great to work with. Quincy was awesome and gave me all the information I needed. The rest of the business staff was just as More

by Boughtacar17
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Quincy Smith
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Mustafa Alsamraie
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Other Employees : Carlos Orozco
April 03, 2017

great experience very nice staff, and very good environment, they have a very quiet computer room, so you can wait there with your working on computer, and the 4 -whee More

by ronnie
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Kevin Wheeler, Jr.
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