Brent Brown Toyota Scion announced the winner of the $1,000 Wolverine iQ Scholarship Competition at a ceremony at the Brent Brown Toyota Scion dealership Thursday evening, April 12.

Kevin Bryan, 26, a graphic design major from Provo, designed the winning car wrap, which he named the "The iQ Taxi."

What: Wolverine iQ Scholarship Competition Award Ceremony, sponsored by Brent Brown Toyota Scion
Who: Brent Brown, four student finalists, representatives of UVU and UVU Athletics. Open to the public.
When: Thursday, April 12 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Brent Brown Toyota Scion (1400 Sandhill Rd, Orem, across the street from UVU and Walmart)
Why: Support the accomplishments of UVU students who used their talent and ambition for a chance at a $1,000 textbook scholarship.

Brent Brown Toyota and UVU Athletics launched this unique student competition at the last home Men's Basketball game on February 25. The goal was simple: design a UVU-themed car wrap for a 2012 Scion iQ. The winning design would be applied to the car, and made available to UVU's free use for a year after the competition. It would also be housed at Brent Brown Toyota and driven throughout valley.

With the help of students, faculty and Mighty Athletic Wolverine League, word of the competition spread. Dozens of students took their hand at designing the compact car. On April 1, four finalists (five designs total) were chosen and put up for a public vote on Brent Brown Toyota's Facebook page for one week. The winner will be announced at the ceremony on April 14.

Brent Brown Toyota Scion will apply the design with the most votes to a 2012 Scion iQ for UVU Athletics' use. They will also award the winning designer a $1,000 textbook scholarship. The University-themed Scion iQ will be unveiled on May 1 when UVU Men's Baseball faces BYU at the Brent Brown Ballpark.

Orem, Utah, April 2, 2012 - Voting opened today for the Wolverine iQ Scholarship Competition co-sponsored by Brent Brown Toyota Scion and Utah Valley University (UVU) Athletics. The public can vote on car wrap finalists once per day through Sunday, April 8 on the Brent Brown Toyota Facebook page: Facebook.com/BrentBrownToyota.

Brent Brown Toyota Scion will apply the design with the most votes to a 2012 Scion iQ for UVU Athletics' use. They will also award the winning designer a $1,000 textbook scholarship.

The winner will be announced at a special…

As gas prices continue to rise, many car buyers are shying away from the full-size trucks and SUVs, in favor of hybrids or fuel-efficient cars. Brent Brown Toyota Scion's Larry Terry broke down the numbers and explained the trend to KSL Radio's Scott and Maria of Utah's Afternoon News.

Listen to the whole interview here.

Among the Brent Brown Toyota sales figures that illustrate the trend:

• Sales of the Prius (53 city MPG), the world's top-selling fuel-efficient car, are up 23 percent.
• Sales of the Camry Hybrid (43 city MPG) are up 230 percent.
• Sales of the Tacoma (21 city MPG), Toyota's smaller truck model, are up 18 percent.

This reflects national trends. HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates reported this month that February sales of hybrids nation-wide increased 2.5x more than the passenger-vehicle market as a whole.

That's no surprise given the average American household spent a record $4,155 at the pump in 2011 -- about 8.4 percent of the median family income -- according to the Associated Press, and prices continue climbing this year, with no end in sight.

Toyota is the top producer and seller of hybrids, nationwide. Since its U.S. introduction in 2000, Prius -- when compared to the average car -- has saved American consumers an estimated $2.93 billion in fuel costs*, 1.1 billion gallons of gas* and 16.1 million tons of CO2 emissions*.

In addition to their wide selection of fuel-efficient cars, Brent Brown Toyota Scion also carries an extensive inventory of pre-owned vehicles, so customers can find the car that is just right for them. They offer the very best fully-inspected vehicles in the state, many of which are factory- certified models backed with a comprehensive warranty. Learn more at http://www.BrentBrownToyota.com.

* Based on average EPA estimated combined mpg rating of Prius versus all MY 2001 to 2011 cars, 10,000 miles/year, and average U.S. gas prices including taxes. Fueleconomy.gov. Actual mileage may vary. US Energy Information Administration