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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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50 Amity Road

New Haven, CT

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January 18, 2017

New cars My wife and I have been customers of A-1 for many, many years. We have been leasing cars most recently but earlier we did also purchase cars from A-1 More

by Neagle1060
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Paul Wright
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January 18, 2017

Prius purchase I had a wonderful experience when I recently purchased a Prius Prime. The agent, Danielle Tayler, was fantastic. She was able to straightforwardly ans More

by Arty
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January 14, 2017

Excellent customer services From the moment we walked in the door until the time we drove off with our new purchase, we received amazing service. The employees took time to get t More

by Smiling 222
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Other Employees : Angel Ramos, Chelsy Piscitelli
January 14, 2017

My Toyota I had a very nice and comfortable experience . I will recommend others to go there at A1 Toyota to look for the car of there dreams, they will find a More

by gioriatorres
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January 14, 2017

Great car buying experience Very impressive dealership ... upon entering you are greeted with a warm smile and everyone is very helpful. Sales person Mohammad was great and ver More

by KAC
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January 12, 2017

A plesant journey My salesman Kevin Wright took his time guiding me through the process of understanding all my options concerning my vehicle . Starting with financial More

by toyotaman1962
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January 10, 2017

Refreshing experience buying a car After going to a couple of Toyota dealerships A-1 was a breath of fresh air without haggling or pressure. I simply made an online inquiry about the ve More

by Anthonyg
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Sunny Dhawan, Angel Ramos
January 10, 2017

Very impressed! It was my first experience getting a new car and every step of the way was smooth. I had an amazing experience. I am very impressed. Everything was ex More

by Wendakiss
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January 09, 2017

Good. We came in already having found a suitable car online and had an efficient experience. One dislikes salesmanship directed towards extended warranty fo More

by sourpuss
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Emerson Macavinta
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January 07, 2017

Quick, Professional, respectful Daniel was very, very helpful, I was hoping for little more money for my trade, Adam would budge, Should sell it my self. (could save $) More

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