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Tom Wood Automotive needs your help to raise money for Relay for Life, and you don't even have to get up off the couch!  We will donate $1 for each new 'Like' of the Tom Wood Automotive Facebook page to the American Cancer Society in support of the Carmel Relay for Life event that takes place June 2-3.

Tom Wood Automotive has put together another great team for this year's event. Team Remembering...

Share Your Journey with Nissan and Win!

Starting today, Nissan is inviting you to share your journey and enter to win a trip to anywhere in the continental US! Head on over to the Nissan Facebook page, give Nissan a 'Like' (if you haven't already), click on the 'Part of Every Journey' app, and watch your own personal Facebook journey come to life.



The Part of Every Journey contest encourages you to choose a picture that expresses your favorite life journey...

Toyota Unveils 2013 RAV4 EV

Last week, Toyota revealed the highly anticipated all-new Toyota RAV4 EV at the 26th annual Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles. This all-electric SUV has an expected driving range rating of approximately 100 miles and charging time of approximately six hours on a 240V/40A charger. The RAV4 EV's driving performance, dynamics and cargo capacity are equal to or exceed the gas powered RAV4 V6. Arriving fully-equipped with an MSRP of $49,800 the RAV4 EV doesn't compromise on performance, comfort or versatility.



The RAV4 EV is the product of a unique collaboration with Tesla Motors spurred by...
Honda has captured the 2012 Best Retained Value award from edmunds.com. Named  the top non-luxury brand, Honda was given this award for maintaining the highest projected residual value after five years of ownership as a percentage of value when new. This is the second consecutive year that Honda has won this award.

Commenting on the award for Honda, John Mendel, executive vice president of sales, said: "Honda's focus on retail sales has always...

Top 7 Reasons Why Owning A Volkswagen Rocks

There's a reason they call it the "people's car"-because people absolutely love owning a Volkswagen. It's why more than 5 million folks around the world bought a new Volkswagen last year-a record, by the way. So exactly why does owning a Volkswagen rock? We can think of a hundred reasons-from the terrific Big Game ads to the literally rocking available Fender sound system and new partnership with Rolling Stone to the...

Help Shape the 2013 Ford Fusion!

Help Ford shape the 2013 Fusion! Click on over to the 2013 Fusion page at ford.com and 'build' your own Fusion! You will be able to choose between 4 different trim levels -S, SE, Titanium, and SE Hybrid- and a myriad of safety and technology features.   5 engine types are currently shown as available, including the 1.6L EcoBoost with the all-new Automatic Start Stop system.



Remember, the information shown on the 2013 Fusion builder page is for...
Join Tom Wood Jaguar Land Rover Volvo and Hot Box Pizza in supporting the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life!

20% of all Hot Box Pizza Carmel sales on May 23rd will go to support Tom Wood Jaguar Land Rover Volvo's fundraising efforts for Team Remembering Tom at the 2012 Carmel Relay for Life event. Just print out the flyer below and give it to your cashier or delivery driver and your purchase will count toward the fundraising goal.

Click on the links for more information on the American Cancer Society, Relay for Life, or Team Remembering Tom.


Toyota's 100 Cars for Good Program is Back!

Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program is back! Toyota recently announced the 500 nonprofit organizations selected as finalists in its 100 Cars for Good program, a national philanthropic program in which Toyota will give away 100 vehicles to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 days. Winners will be selected each day by the public through voting on Facebook. A complete list of finalists is available at www.100carsforgood.com.



This is the second...
The 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque is going chic.  Recently unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show, the 2012 Range Rover Evoque Special Edition with Victoria Beckham takes the wildly popular Evoque to another, more fashionable, level.



Each Victoria Beckham Special Edition is a four seat coupe with bespoke luxury and sporting details, and will be hand-finished by Land Rover's Engineering to Order division. The unique features include hand finished matte paint, Santorini gloss...

Nissan LEAF Goes the Distance

In the minds of many consumers, electric cars like the 2012 Nissan Leaf are over-priced, second-cars that are only capable of short trips around town. We've proven that sentiment wrong ourselves, covering just over 15,000 miles in a year in our 2011 Nissan Leaf.



Earlier this week however, we found out about a 2011 Nissan Leaf owner who has covered 36,000 miles in a little over 11 months, proving once and for...