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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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November 09, 2016

tundra pro worked with sonny and gary they were both great to deal with . sonny did not pressure me to buy anything and that made all the difference to me , thi More

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November 06, 2016

Great experience Quincy was awesome. He listened to what we wanted. Let us test drive numerous vehicles. Explained everything in great detail. The whole process was More

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November 05, 2016

Corolla 2017 Good experience thanks to Mitch and Angel for their help in every step of the process. I was looking for something good and what I got was even better More

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November 04, 2016

New car purchase Great experience from start to finish. Mohammad was outstanding. We purchased a new Prius and Mohammad was easy going, not pushy, and helped us get More

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Mohammad Durrani
November 03, 2016

The most friendly people to deal with Kevin and Carlos were so patient. They took the time to explain everything so well that I actually don't think I had any questions. The dealership More

by J Smith
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November 02, 2016

truck purchase Worked with Keven Wright no pressure .He was very knowledgeable and ansered all my questions. Was willing to spend all the time with me that I needed More

by Frank
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October 31, 2016

Excellent Customer Service Angel was excellent to work with when we were ready to sign and initial the contracts. He explained everything in full detail and we understood everyt More

by Cynthia Chan
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October 31, 2016

Truly Blessed Prior to my visit, I had given up hope on trying to get a new car. Stepping into A1 Toyota, changed all of that. I was greeted by such wonderful staff More

by Neysha M Cruz
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Gary Dos Reis
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October 30, 2016

Great experience A-1 Toyota was a positive experience from the moment we walked in the door. Patrick was our salesman and was exceptionally pleasant to work with and m More

by angelo0619
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October 28, 2016

Traded Nissan Versa for Special Edition Corolla The service at A1-Toyota was superb. I just bought the 50th Year Anniversary Edition of the Toyota Corolla and everyone was just great at helping me g More

by Ismael
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