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Established in 2005, CMH Toyota is situated on the Prime Umhlanga Ridge area and flanked by Gateway Shopping Centre and The Crescent. At the helm Captain of this impressive dealership is Dealer Principal, Mark van Heerden. The dealership comprises of New and Used Car Departments, Service Department and Part Sales.

The New Car team is led by sales manager Patrick Pakaree and boasts a group of dynamic, dedicated sales representatives who are skilled and waiting to assist you into your new vehicle. Whether you are looking for a sedan, a little hatch, a vehicle for off road, a bakkie for business or a SUV for the family, we have the vehicle that suits your needs.

Our Used Car Department is headed up by Ciaran Bates and backed by a knowledgeable, versatile sales team. We have a large range of pre-owned vehicles that comes with the Automark promise of quality, certified used cars that you can trust.

Helping you maintain your Toyota we strive to offer our customers the highest level of expertise and service. Heading up the Service Department is Technical Manager Greg Keague who boasts several years of experience with Toyota and team of Master Service Advisors on hand to assist you with all of your servicing needs.

Keeping your Toyota genuine is our priority and our Parts Departments which is managed by Nelson Naicker, supplies only genuine Toyota parts. Whether you are in the market for a new or used vehicle, need to service your vehicle or looking for genuine Toyota parts, visit us at 1 Wilton Crescent, Umhlanga, to experience exceptional customer service. CMH Toyota Umhlanga, leading the way.

CMH Lifestyle is an insurance policy product which allows you to enjoy the benefits of owning your very own vehicle. This product has changed lives of thousands of people because of the unlimited benefits this policy contains. Choosing the right insurance policy can be very stressful at times because as a result there is a lot to consider, which is why CMH LIFESTYLE (My auto care) is here to make things easier for you. Below are some of the services offered by CMH LIFESTYLE: • MY ROADSIDE ASSIST CMH Lifestyle provides you with unlimited assistance call outs or towing incidents, whereby your vehicle will be towed for no more than 250km round trip and the vehicle will be towed to the nearest approved dealership. • MY DRIVEHOME UNLIMITED CMH Lifestyle customers will have access to a service called my drive home, this service will make arrangements to drive you, the policy holder home in the event that you have exceeded the legal alcohol consumption limit for driving. • MY TAXI The My taxi service is when you the policy holder gets the privilege of being driven to any destinations within RSA by his/her personal chauffeur, the call centre will dispatch a taxi to where you are at the time for your collection. • MY HIJACK ASSIST This service offers post hijack assistance, helping you move forward after a traumatic situation. The policy holder is offered 48 hour free car hire, free mobile phone with sim card, R2000 cash, unlimited telephonic trauma counselling sessions, and information pack on how to cancel credit cards, making new ID, driver’s license etc. • MY ARMED RESPONSE In the event of security threat at your home, members can contact the security services 24 hours a day and an armed security officer will be dispatched immediately. You are therefore given an option of choosing three services from these services and other services that are not listed above, with only a once off payment which is included in your finance upon the purchase of your vehicle. The most exciting part about the CMH Lifestyle insurance policy is that there are: – No Monthly subscriptions – No Excess fee – You can choose to take a one or two year plan of the CMH lifestyle policy. To find out more about the CMH Lifestyle:

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It is always a pleasure for CMH Toyota Alberton to sponsor Amcare Centre of Faith, Hope & Love. A big Golf day took place at Reading Golf club on the 27th of October last year. CMH Toyota Alberton sponsored one of their Holes and also displayed some of their vehicles that were on special. A big thank you also went out to Brett Harding, Widney & Sharon Menegaldo for the large contribution towards the golf day. Played and sponsored by Widney Transport Components, CDI Brokers cc, Razel Finance, Dan Lezar EnviroCool, K9 Sercurity, Ian Brook Dean Spear, M. Ferreria, Capstone, Lyn Sequeira, Eugene Sequeira, Metal Chip Machinery, Malcolm Moriarty Metaclark, Jacques De Beer, Worleyparsons Rsa, Neill McEwan African Corporate Cleaning, Gavin GreenMzantsi Transmissions, Mark Leenaerts Multiflora, Andre De Wit, Total Funeral Logistics, Chita Lubbe, PG building glass Processing, Marietjie Tame, Colin Tucker, sponsorship of 4 ball, Quadrant Elevators, Mario Infantino, Ronald Stephensons and that’s just to name a view of the sponsors, players and loads of prize sponsorships. Everybody had fun in the sun and enjoyed playing a round of Golf, especially for it being a good cause. Amcare is a multi-purpose health and social development organization servicing poor and vulnerable persons in the Greater Alberton area of Ekurhuleni. CMH Toyota Alberton would like to thank them for always giving them the opportunity to be part of their events and to be able to donate for a good cause.

Dakar 2017 drew to a close in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, after Stage 12 of the world’s toughest motor race. The event, run over thirteen days in Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina, saw three SA-built Toyota Hilux race vehicles finish in the top 10.

Nani Roma and navigator Alex Bravo (#305) were the top-placed Toyota crew finishing fourth, while newcomer Conrad Rautenbach and navigator Rob Howie (#320) finished in ninth place overall. It was an up-and-down event for Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Giniel de Villiers and navigator Dirk von Zitzewitz (#302), who trailed Stage 12 winner, Sebastien Loeb (Peugeot) by just 30 seconds on the final stage of the event, posting the third-fastest time of the day. In the end, this was more than enough to hold off Orlando Terranova (MINI), who mounted a late charge to challenge De Villiers/Von Zitzewitz for their fifth position in the overall standings on Stage 11. “We knew ‘Orly’ was close, and we both raced as hard as we could on Stage 11,” said De Villiers after completing the gruelling race in Buenos Aires. “But I ended the day holding onto a small advantage, and on Stage 12 we managed to extend that and retain our fifth place overall.” Toyota Gazoo Racing SA started the 2017 edition of the iconic motor race with a charge. Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and French navigator Mathieu Baumel won the short opening stage of the race convincingly, while De Villiers/Von Zitzewitz recorded the fifth-fastest time on Stage 1. This set both crews up perfectly for the first true Dakar stage. Stage 2 brought the expected fireworks, with Al-Attiyah/Baumel leading the stage for extended periods, before settling for the second-fastest time on the day. De Villiers/Von Zitzewitz maintained their position, finding their stride and giving the Toyota Hilux a great outing. But then came Stage 3, and massive disappointment for Toyota Gazoo Racing SA. Al-Attiyah/Baumel started the day with vigour, and set the pace through most of the long and tricky stage. They looked set to record a second stage win for Toyota on Dakar 2017, but the Dakar gods had other plans. The Qatari driver ran wide near the end of the stage, and a jagged hole on the side of the road ripped the right rear wheel from car, severely damaging the suspension in the process. “We are bitterly disappointed,” said Toyota Gazoo Racing SA Team Principal, Glyn Hall, at the time. “but in the end there’s nothing we can do. Nasser pushed as hard as he could, and we were very happy with the performance of our Toyota Hilux. But this is the Dakar, after all, and these things happen.” With Al-Attiyah/Baumel out of the race, all attention shifted to De Villiers/Von Zitzewitz, as well as fellow Toyota crew Nani Roma and navigator Alex Haro (#305). But Stage 3 also brought disappointment for De Villiers, who last won the race in 2009. “The stage was tricky from the start,” explained De Villiers, “and we lost a little bit of time with navigation in the beginning. But then we knuckled down and got on with the job at hand, taking back time bit by bit.” The plucky Stellenbosch boy was putting in a solid performance until a fuel pressure problem halted his charge. De Villiers/Von Zitzewitz were forced to stop and work through the problem, eventually losing the best part of thirty minutes in the process. This tumbled them down the order, and it was an uphill battle from there. “But Giniel and Dirk are fighters, and they simply put their heads down and carried on,” said Hall of their performance. “In the end they finished the race in fifth place, after fending off a hard charge from MINI’s Orlando Terranova on the penultimate stage.” “Dakar 2017 will be long remembered for a variety of reasons,” said Hall after the race. “The extreme weather certainly played a massive role, with stages cancelled and modified, reducing the competition’s overall race distance significantly.” At the same time, the extreme altitudes of the Bolivian Altiplano counted against the normally aspirated Toyota V8 engines, and route director Mark Coma’s latest route truly tested the navigators as much as the drivers. “To us at Toyota South Africa Motors, taking part in the Dakar is the ultimate showcase of the legendary reliability and toughness of the Toyota Hilux,” explained Calvyn Hamman, Senior Vice-President of Sales and Marketing at Toyota SA Motors. In addition to the three Toyota Hilux vehicles in the top ten, 24 other similar vehicles completed the race – more than any other manufacturer.

CMH Toyota Alberton had some fun on their Toyota Aygo test drive day when they launched a special on the New Toyota Aygo from only R 2600.00 per month. The Toyota Aygo truly amazed the customers with its looks and comfortable drive. Toyota has upgraded the Aygo with a tight steering point that gives great manoeuvrability. With its cheeky compact body meant you will also be able to park wherever you want and look good doing it. A lot of their customers looked forward in joining in on the fun that day and they all were truly amazed on how comfortable and fun the Aygo is to drive. From early the morning that day on the 26 of November 2016 the sales executives starting preparing some sausages for their customers free hot dogs, just to thank their customers for their loyalty and also to award them after each Toyota Aygo test drive. A lot of their customers requested more test drives and a lot of applications went through. The children were also entertained with a Jumping Castle while their parents went on test drives. CMH Toyota Alberton is truly blessed to have such loyal and happy customers and would like to thank each and every person for joining them on that day.