Temecula Valley Lexus breaks ground on luxury dealership

TEMECULA, Calif. — City of Temecula leaders today proudly announced that a brand new, state of the art Lexus dealership is coming to their city. Part of the ownership family of Temecula Valley Toyota, the new Temecula Valley Lexus will include rooftop parking, sales, service, parts and storage.

Grading and other work has begun on a 54,383 square foot, 4.73 acre location of land at 42081 DLR Drive, according to city officials, who say construction for the new dealership is estimated to take about eleven months to complete.

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“We are thrilled to bring Lexus to the Temecula Valley,” Tom Rudnai, President of Temecula Valley Toyota said in today’s announcement. “This has been a long process but we thank the City and community for the ongoing support.”

“We look forward to opening our doors with a brand new state of the art facility in the fourth quarter of 2021,” Rudnai continued.

The Temecula Valley Lexus Team is seen at a COVID-safe groundbreaking ceremony last week. City of Temecula photo

Welcoming Temecula Valley Lexus to the community, City of Temecula Mayor Pro Tem Maryann Edwards said, “Here in Temecula, we have such a community centric group of Auto Dealers,  (and) Temecula Valley Toyota is definitely a part of this group.”

“They are very philanthropic in addition to being one of the City’s Top 25 Sales Tax Producers, Edwards continued; adding, “We are ecstatic to welcome Temecula Valley Lexus to the community and proud that a local dealership is maintaining ownership.”

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Trevor Montgomery, 49, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and Mountain Echo in Shasta County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.

Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.

Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.