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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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January 06, 2017

A straight-forward and comfortable buying experience. We came in with a reasonable idea of what we wanted to buy and were very capably assisted by Eddie Oliveras. While we changed our mind about which car More

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January 05, 2017

Amazing This was my first time purchasing at a dealership. I'm beyond happy i went to A1Toyota ! Eddie & Carlos went above & beyond making sure I left happy ! More

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January 04, 2017

Outstanding and comprehensive, A very satisfying experience. Every staff person who we worked with was exceptional. The salesperson is very experienced and we were so happy to be wo More

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January 03, 2017

Professional experience. Mohammed Durrani was very professional in dealing with me about the Toyota corolla I was interested in and eventually bought. He is very friendly and More

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Mohammad Durrani
January 02, 2017

Great experince! Thabks Danielle Welcoming staff and very professional were able to explain everything in details, regarding my options in easy to understand terms, I din't have to s More

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January 02, 2017

Fantastic Service/ Amanda Botto I was very pleased with the great sevice of Amanda,, she was very knowledgeable and really helpful ,, she would explain things in full details about t More

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Amanda Botto
January 02, 2017

Great Buying Experience Very happy to work with Mitch. He was honest, knowledgeable and he presented all the information in a simple and very straightforward way. I felt like More

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Mitchell Burban
January 02, 2017

Truly EXCEPTIONAL!!! From the moment I walked into the dealer until the last paper signed in the finance department, I was treated with such exceptional customer service. More

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Paul Wright
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December 31, 2016

New car purchase First of all Quincy Smith is the absolute very best sales person. This is our third car we purchased from him and each experience is a delight. I ca More

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December 31, 2016

The best experience ever It was a pleasure buying from A1. They made it super easy and even fun. Danielle was so helpful, kind, patient, and knowledge. I felt safe knowing I w More

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