Conicelli Toyota of Springfield

Conicelli Toyota of Springfield, 860 Baltimore Pike, Springfield PA 19064, celebrated Holidays for Hometown Heroes during December 2008. See sidebar for photos.

Employees, family, friends, and customers all helped, collecting $2,200 in cash, plus 80 boxes of necessary items, which were shipped to two military units of US troops stationed in Iraq. A Wissahickon Fire Company fire fighter, Private Matthew O´Neill, is a Hometown Hero serving with Marine Unit #43507, which was one of the sponsored units.

For this project, Conicelli Toyota of Springfield cooperated with Operation Bedding, a local memorial fund based in Philadelphia, PA.

Operation Bedding was established to honor the memory of Roxborough PA native Lance Corporal Adam C. Conboy, who died May 12, 2006, while serving in Iraq.

Conicelli Autoplex donated a total of 900 coats to Operation Warm and the Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia for the 2008 Driving Away the Cold campaign. Conicelli Autoplex, comprising Conicelli Nissan, Conicelli Honda, Conicelli Toyota, and Conicelli Hyundai in Conshohocken, PA, and Conicelli Toyota of Springfield in Springfield, PA, is a Philadelphia area auto dealer for new and used cars, trucks, and SUVs.

Driving Away the Cold is a joint program of the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation and Operation Warm to purchase 10,000 new winter coats for distribution to needy children in the Philadelphia area and southeastern Pennsylvania.

For each vehicle sold during the month of October, the sales departments of Conicelli Nissan, Conicelli Toyota of Conshohocken, Conicelli Toyota of Springfield, Conicelli Hyundai, and Conicelli Honda, donated an additional coat.

Receiving the coats were: Norristown Police Athletic League, 100 coats; People for People, 200 coats; World Impact in Chester, PA, 200 coats; and Family Service Association of Montgomery County, 400 coats.

Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation is a public charity that annually contributes funding and resources to worthwhile child-related programs and causes throughout the Greater Philadelphia five-county region. Operation Warm, headquartered in Chadds Ford, PA, is an organization that provides brand new winter coats to children living in poverty in Pennsylvania and throughout the nation.

The April 2008 Ward's Dealer Magazine survey of the top 100 Internet dealers in the nation ranks Conicelli Autoplex at number five, the only Pennsylvania dealership in the entire top 100. There is only one reason: we work hard for our customers, responding quickly and effectively. At Conicelli we do not get sidetracked by glitzy technology or old-fashioned game-playing. Instead, we focus on the basics of prompt response, consistent follow-up, attentiveness to your unique situation and needs, and providing information up front and without hassle, until you are completely satisfied. For more about the rewards of Conicelli Internet shopping, click here.

During the last 12 months Conicelli sponsorships and gifts have benefited numerous local organizations such as the Kobe Bryant Foundation, Andre Iguodala Youth Foundation, Lupus Foundation of America Southeastern PA chapter, Pathway School of Norristown, Salvation Army, Ss. Cosmas and Damian Church 94th Annual Parish Festival, and the Norristown PAL.

Conicelli Toyota of Springfield has received its first new 2009 Toyota Venza for stock.

The all-new 2009 Toyota Venza is a versatile five-passenger vehicle that blends passenger-car styling and comfort with the flexibility of a sport utility vehicle (SUV).

Bob Carter, Toyota Division group vice president and general manager, describes the Venza: "It caters to buyers who are looking for the value and reliability of a Camry, the comfort and upscale refinement of an Avalon, and the utility and flexibility of a Highlander in one very stylish and sporty package." (To read more from Bob Carter, please see http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2008102843614 )

The 2009 Toyota Venza is expected to appeal to buyers looking for style, ease of handling, and utility. Venza's bold and expressive styling includes a luxurious and refined interior combined with on-road performance, available all-wheel drive (AWD), fold-down rear seats, roomy cargo area, higher driver sightline, outstanding fuel economy, and up to 3,500 lbs. towing capacity. (A video demo is available online at http://www.toyota.com/venza/demos.html.)

Lower rocker panels and narrower doorsills give great ease of entry and exit, yet the sightline is higher than Toyota Camry. The rear load-in height is lower than Camry and almost as low as the Sienna van.

In addition to a generous list of standard equipment, the Toyota Venza offers many new comfort and utility features typically found on luxury vehicles. Some of the features include: high intensity discharge headlamps with an automatic high beam feature that detects oncoming vehicles and automatically switches the headlamps from high- to low-beam; chrome-accented door handles on the front side doors that lock and unlock all four doors and rear hatch door; panoramic roof with power tilt/slide function and a separate fixed glass panel over the rear seats; and auto up/down power windows with jam protection on all four doors.

Venza is the first Toyota passenger car to offer Star Safety as standard equipment for all models.

All aspects of Venza's engineering and design were targeted specifically for the North American market, where it will be sold exclusively. Venza was primarily engineered at Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. The design was the creation of Toyota's Calty Design studios in Newport Beach, Calif. and Ann Arbor, Mich. Venza will be assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK), in Georgetown, Ky., home of the Camry, Solara and Avalon. More than seventy percent of its components will come from North American suppliers.

Available exterior colors include: Aloe Green Metallic, Tropical Sea Metallic, Barcelona Red Metallic, Sunset Bronze Mica, Golden Umber Mica, Magnetic Gray Metallic, Classic Silver Metallic, Blizzard Pearl and Black. Available interior colors, both in either leather or fabric, are ivory and light gray.

Further information is available from Brian Broomell, General Sales Manager, telephone 610-690-6000, ext. 5001.