(Article courtesy of the Ocala Star Banner. Reproduced with permission.) By Fred Hiers, Staff writer DeLuca Toyota in Ocala began breaking ground last week on its new $14 million showroom and service center on State Road 200. Owner Frank DeLuca said when he started the dealership 33 years ago on a 3.5 acre lot, selling […]
May 14
Feb 8
The doors to DeLuca Toyota first opened in 1978. There were no Camrys, no Highlanders or Prius Hybrids. It was the only Toyota dealership in Ocala. Through the sweat and hard work of our employees and the loyalty of wonderful customers like you, we are one of the fastest growing Toyota dealerships (now with Scions, […]
Feb 24
For more than 30 years, my dealership, DeLuca Toyota, has provided the Ocala area with sales and service of quality Toyota vehicles. I am proud of this, but recent events and recalls and investigations have been a challenge. I never had any doubt about the quality of our vehicles, and finally, after a thorough investigation, […]
Feb 21
Photograph © ESI Photography. OCALA, FL (December 21, 2010)–HITS, Inc. is pleased to announce that DeLuca Toyota will be the title sponsor of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit’s 30th Anniversary Season Finale, the $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix, presented by Great American Insurance Group on Sunday, March 20 to close out the 2011 show […]
Feb 3
(Excerpt from March of Dimes press release November 19, 2009) The Marion County Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Frank DeLuca. DeLuca has been a staple of strength and stability in this community for decades, and exhibits the same virtues toward March of Dimes. As the 2009 March of Babies chair, his team […]
Jan 31
Frank and the DeLuca family have been supportive of the college for decades now. He has been a sponsor of the College of Central Florida (CF) Foundation’s successful scholarship fundraiser Taste of Ocala for nearly 15 years and also its Dinner Theater series, which raises much needed funds for the Promise for the Future Fund. […]
Jan 20
May 30, 2008, excerpt from Ocala Style Magazine, by Pete Tesch Spring is here and graduation time is upon us. Last year, I had the honor of addressing the graduat-ing class at Marion Technical Institute. Bolstered by the optimism of youth and a good chance to get ahead, those students already had a head start […]
Jan 9
For the fourth consecutive year, DeLuca Toyota is sponsor of the largest Grand Prix at HITS Ocala, the $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix. The 2010 HITS show runs from January 20th to March 21st. Further information about the show is available here.
Jan 6
Frank J. DeLuca was a major sponsor for several years for the GO RED FOR WOMEN event in Ocala, Florida.
Dec 23
May 16, 2007 OCALA – Local businessman Frank DeLuca gets emotional when he talks about his late wife, Carole, who died in 2006. “She wasn’t just my wife, she was my best friend,” he said through tears. Now the philanthropist is spending his life, and his fortune, preserving her legacy by supporting the causes that […]