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The Passport Auto finance department is focused on ensuring your experience with our dealerships exceeds your highest expectations. Our friendly finance managers work with people from all over including Marlow Heights, College Park, and Alexandria VA to ensure our customers get the right finance program at the most competitive rates. We strive to work with each customer to ensure their satisfaction. We have financed customers from Camp Springs to Washington DC. Whether you are right down the road or an hour away from Marlow Heights you can use our quick pre-approval form to qualify for one of our finance programs. Additionally, we provide you with a payment calculator to estimate your buying power and monthly payments. more OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES INCLUDE: •  Competitive rates direct from the manufacturer and local Maryland banks • Quick approvals • Value-added services to protect your vehicle investment • Extended warranty programs • And many more finance programs to fit your needs HOW IS YOUR CREDIT? Whether it is perfect or not so great, we can custom design the right financing package for your next vehicle purchase. Best "I never miss a payment!" • The Passport Auto loan process can help you find the best interest rate for your next vehicle purchase. • Try our FREE credit application today! • Great New Vehicle APR!* • Competitive Used Vehicle Rates* • We have hundreds of new and used Nissan vehicles for immediate delivery and access to some of the lowest interest rates in the business. *Rates subject to change. Please see dealer for up to date rates. OK "I've missed a payment or two." • Due to our special arrangements with local and national lenders, we can help you get the new or used vehicle you deserve. Whether your past credit is near perfect or not so perfect, we can help! • Complete our FREE credit application and our team of finance professionals will begin working for you. We have hundreds of Toyota vehicles currently available for immediate delivery. Not So Good "I need to rebuild my credit…" • Have you been turned down before? We can help. We have programs to help you get into a car and rebuild your credit. We are able to overcome most credit problems. • To get started, fill out our FREE credit application online. • Once the application is completed, the Passport Auto finance team will put together a loan package that is tailored specifically for you.

Sophisticated, spacious and powerful – Toyota’s grand plan for its SUV lineup will expand the Highlander nameplate in 2023 with the all-new Toyota Grand Highlander. The Highlander nameplate, which was first introduced in 2001, ushered in a new chapter in SUV evolution that soon became the foundation of an entire segment. Four generations later and over 20 years of sales success, Toyota will do it again with the all-new, three-row Grand Highlander. Equipped for family adventures, the Grand Highlander will be the perfect addition to the lineup. Want to see the vehicle yourself? Tune into Toyota’s YouTube channel @ToyotaUSA on the eve of the Chicago Auto Show, February 8, 2023 to see this exciting vehicle IRL.

INFINITI PREMIUM CARE INTEGRATED MAINTENANCE PLAN MAINTENANCE COVERAGE FOR ALL 2023 VEHICLES INFINITI is expanding our current commitment to customer satisfaction with a new standard vehicle maintenance plan. The plan includes coverage for up to 3 years after purchase and varies by vehicle. NEW MODEL YEAR, NEW BENEFITS In June 2022, INFINITI announced that all 2023 models, lease or retail, will have INFINITI Premium Care. The new integrated maintenance program provides a suite of benefits including inspections, oil changes and tire rotations. WHAT DOES INFINITI PREMIUM CARE INCLUDE PER VEHICLE? 3-YEAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ITEMS: • Oil Changes and Tire Rotations • Inspections • Brake Fluid Change • In-Cabin Air Filter Replacements • Tire Road Hazard • Car Rental Assistance (for some models) Participating retailers may also complement INFINITI Premium Care with INFINITI Valet, providing pickup and delivery of the customer’s vehicle from their home or office. The INFINITI Premium Care program will be included with the purchase of any 2023 INFINITI vehicle, with QX55 being the first of the retailer fleet to start implementation in June 2022.

We can’t thank you enough for all of your support this year. From our entire team, we would like to wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year!

During the Holiday Season more than ever, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made our progress possible. We want to say Thank You and Best Wishes for the Holiday Season, Happy New Year!

Community Involvement, Sponsorship & Social Responsibility Since 1991, Passport Auto Group has been proud to serve our Washington, D.C. community with excellence in sales, service, and customer care. Everett Hellmuth, owner and President of Passport Auto, started Passport over thirty years ago, with Jay Klein, now Vice President of Passport Auto, by his side. The two have remained business partners and great friends to this day. Philanthropy has been at the core of our enterprise since the very beginning. Collectively, the dealerships and owners have contributed over $4 million to local and international nonprofit organizations. Passport is proud to partner with many deserving charities and outreach organizations that work toward improving the lives of area residents each and every day.​ more Regional and National Support • Alex's Army Childhood Cancer Foundation • Alexandria Seaport Foundation • Bikes for kids (Coming 2022) • Bishop Ireton High School • Brain Injury Services • Campagna Center • Carpenter’s Shelter • Central Union Mission • Blessed to Help Food Donation Program • Genesis Covenant Church • Dollars for Scholars College Scholarship Fund • Key to Karma Inc. • LifeStyles of Maryland Foundation, Inc. • Maple Springs Church Food Donation Program • Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church • Prison Fellowship Angel Tree Youth Summer Camp Program • Project Bridges • Tunnel to Towers Foundation • US Paralympic • Women of Prince George's International Support Our international philanthropy efforts focus on alleviating poverty by providing food, healthcare, shelter, and spiritual nourishment to those in need. • Africa New Life Ministries • American Leprosy • Cross International • Food for the Poor • Helping Haitian Angels • Save the Children Passport's success has been a result of one-to-one relationships with our customers and our employees. With this in mind, we highly encourage employees to belong to clubs, organizations, or networking groups. In addition, we donate both time and money to worthy community requests to thank the community for their support and to make our community a better place to work and live. Do you work for a local non-profit organization or know of a need in our community? Click here to contact us.

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We bring you a special greeting at Thanksgiving time to express to you our sincere appreciation for our customers. We are deeply thankful and extend to you our best wishes for a happy and healthy Thanksgiving Day!

HERE Technologies, the leading location data and technology platform, today announced that the BMW Group is utilizing the HERE HD Live Map, HERE’s high-definition map, to enable hands-free driving in the United States and Canada. HERE is one of the world’s first companies to provide high-definition maps for Level 2+ automated driving capabilities in series production vehicles. This is the result of a long-standing collaboration between BMW and HERE on next generation mapping capabilities. more 7 Series is the first BMW series production vehicle to use HERE HD Live Map for hands-free driving. BMW first introduced hands-free driving at a maximum speed of 85 mph in 2018. Now, the all-new 7 Series is BMW’s first production vehicle with SAE Level 2+ automated functionalities. With the HERE HD Live Map onboard, this function enables hands-free driving on interstates and highways, provided drivers remain focused on the road ahead and ready to take control. Additionally, the HERE platform provides functionality for the vehicle’s navigation system to display in real-time where the SAE Level 2+ function can be activated safely. Over time, the HERE HD Live Map will be integrated in additional BMW models as automated driving capabilities increase across vehicles, roadways, and regions. “A digital HD map is essential for highly automated driving. HERE HD Live Map is rich and reliable: it provides road geometry, route profile, and traffic signs – all on a global scale,” said Dr. Nicolai Martin, Senior Vice President Driving Experience at BMW Group. “We have been working with HERE for many years to bring highly automated driving to market, and we are no thrilled to see the result of our collaboration finally come to life. Together, we are going one step further in delivering on our promise to provide a superior driving experience to our customers.” “We’re delighted to see our HERE HD Live Map enable automated driving at Level 2+ for BMW series production vehicles. This collaboration demonstrates the value of maps for highly automated driving. We look forward to supporting the expansion of Level 2+ to all types of roads,” said Fred Hessabi, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at HERE Technologies. HERE HD Live Map: a key component to automated driving safety and user comfort. The HERE HD Live Map consists of rich, highly accurate and fresh layers of data to support the vehicle in knowing exactly where it is on the road and what road features lie ahead. The lane-level data serves as a redundant source of information to the on-board sensors, providing additional quality assurances for the system. HERE HD Live Map helps a vehicle to proactively adjust its behavior to upcoming road characteristics. BMW 7 Series utilizes Predictive Routing and HERE Real-Time Traffic. Like the BMW iX, the all-new BMW 7 Series also features HERE Predictive Routing, a cloud-based routing functionality that learns individual driving patterns to propose more personalized journeys. In addition, the all-new BMW 7 Series uses HERE Real Time Traffic across 70 countries. The service delivers drivers detailed information on traffic congestion with lane-level precision and potential road hazards ahead, with automatic re-routing capabilities, helping drivers stay safe and save time.

WE DELIVER! Home or Office Appointments! We can come to you! We can come to your home or office (within 30 miles of our store) for a demonstration, test drive and/or delivery! We offer off-site demonstration, test drive and home delivery to local Virginia, D.C. and Maryland customers for almost 20 years! Many of our customers have never visited our location before taking delivery. Simply ask and we can customize an experience that fits your lifestyle and schedule. more CALL TODAY TO SCHEDULE: MARYLAND: Passport BMW 301-702-5785 INFINITI of Suitland 240-695-5501 MINI of Montgomery County 240-238-1200 Passport Nissan of Marlow Heights 301-702-5786 Passport Toyota 301-702-6525 VIRGINIA: MINI of Alexandria 703-461-6273 Passport INFINITI of Alexandria 703-461-1515 Passport Nissan of Alexandria 703-461-5280 Passport Mazda 240-695-5601

May the witches and spirits grant you all that you wished for. We wish that you have a memorable Halloween filled with loads of adventures!

Only the best-maintained late-model vehicles make the Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) vehicle cut. To be eligible, they must pass a rigorous inspection. From major to minor components, each vehicle is scrutinized and tested to make sure it meets the highest standards. So you can feel confident and enjoy every drive in your Certified Pre-Owned vehicle with an elevated state of being, mile after mile. Click here to view our Certified pre-owned vehicle inventory.