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TOYOTA CITY: Toyota told the world last July that its Crown range would have an SUV model for the first time as it sought to reboot the 68-year-old brand. It offered some more details on April 12 on three ...

Toyota Corolla: Sleek and stylish

White Corolla: The Toyota Corolla meets the changing requirements of customers. UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT), the official distributor of Toyota vehicles in Malaysia, unveiled its Toyota Corolla – a sleek exterior with a performance that will rise ...

Toyota to launch 10 new battery EV models by 2026

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp will introduce 10 new battery-powered models and target sales of 1.5 million EVs a year by 2026, aiming for steep growth in a market where it has long been lapped by rivals. The world’s largest ...

Toyota sold over 9,000 cars in Q1 2023, up 12%

SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor ended Q1 of 2023 on a high note, registering 9,026 units for Toyota and 110 units for Lexus for March 2023, the highest ever sales registered for a first quarter. Total sales for March ...

Toyota has produced its 10 millionth Yaris

LONDON: Toyota has now produced its 10 millionth Yaris worldwide, joining several other models from the brand that have reached and surpassed the milestone figure. First introduced in 1999, the Yaris is now in its fourth generation and is ...

16th Toyota Dream Car Art contest winners announced

SHAH ALAM: The 16th Toyota Dream Car Art contest aims to encourage and inspire creativity amongst children, share their dreams on how cars can make the world better, through their art. A total of three winners were selected from ...

Bangkok International Motor Show 2023: Toyota Hilux Revo BEV concept

BANGKOK: The all-electric Hilux Revo BEV concept was among the highlight’s at the Toyota display area at the Bangkok International Motor Show 2023. First revealed at Toyota Motor Thailand’s 60th anniversary celebrations in December 2022, the concept pick-up truck ...

Bangkok International Motor Show 2023: updated 2023 Toyota Yaris

BANGKOK: The updated 2023 Toyota Yaris also drew attention at the Bangkok International Motor Show 2023, with its distinctive exterior design that exudes a sleek and sporty vibe. In Thailand, it is offered in four grades, namely Yaris Sport ...

UMW Toyota defy expectations with the all-new Toyota Vios

Toyota has combined a number of advanced automotive technologies with upgraded specifications for the all-new Toyota Vios. UMW Toyota Motor recently unveiled the newest edition of its highly successful subcompact sedan, the Toyota Vios. Keeping in line with Toyota’s trend ...

Bangkok International Motor Show 2023: Toyota LPG HEV taxi concept

BANGKOK: At the 44th Bangkok International Motor Show, the Toyota LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) HEV (hybrid electric vehicle) taxi concept reiterates the Japanese automaker’s vision of achieving carbon neutrality through multiple drivetrains. Designed specifically for use as a taxi, ...

Toyota Thailand on hybrid offensive: 4 new HEVs to roll out in 2023

BANGKOK: Toyota Motor Thailand will launch four new hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) in 2023. At Bangkok International Motor Show 2023, the company’s president Noriaki Yamashita said the HEVs would further meet the diverse needs of Thai customers, and reduce ...

All-new Toyota Vios launched from RM89,600

KUALA LUMPUR: UMW Toyota Motor has launched the all-new fourth-generation Toyota Vios that comes with a roomier interior along with higher levels of refinement, safety and fuel economy. On-the-road without insurance prices in Peninsular Malaysia start from RM95,500 for ...

Malaysia’s leading golfers compete at premium venues on 2023 Toyota Tour

Umar Khushairi topped the Toyota Tour Q-school with a total of eight-under-par. TOYOTA and its relentless drive for perfection is reflected in the game of golf. That’s one of the main reasons behind the carmaker’s partnership with Professional Golf ...

Toyota and CJPT partners to showcase new energy vehicles in Thailand

BANGKOK: To promore hydrogen and electrified vehicles, Toyota Motor Thailand Co Ltd will be working with Isuzu Motors Ltd, Suzuki Motor Corp, Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd, along with Hino Motors Ltd will be working together in holding a test ...

24 hours countdown to all-new Toyota Vios launch

KUALA LUMPUR: With the anticipation running high over the past weeks about the pending introduction of the all-new Toyota Vios, fans will need to wait just 24 hours before the veil lifts at 8pm tomorrow, March 20. Under the tagline ...

UMW Toyota Motor commits to mangrove rehabilitation efforts at Tanjung Tuan, Melaka

SHAH ALAM: As part of creating sustainability and preserving the environment, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) recently held a tree planting programme hosted by the Malaysian Nature Society at Tanjung Tuan, Melaka in conjunction with Raptor Watch 2023 event. This ...

New Toyota Prius PHEV to go on sale in Japan on March 15

TOYOTA CITY: Toyota will start selling its all-new Prius plug-in hybrid (PHEV) in Japan on March 15. The front-wheel drive model will be priced at 4,600,000 yen (RM152,000). Prius hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) models were launched locally in January ...

Toyota’s January output climbs, while Honda, Nissan report drops

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp. reported a slight drop in global sales in January due to lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and a chronic shortage of semiconductors for automobiles, the Japanese automaker said. Sales, including Daihatsu Motor Co. and ...

All-new Toyota Vios open for booking

SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor will launch the all-new fourth-generation Vios that gets a striking new exterior and interior along with features to make driving more enjoyable and safer. The new sedan is open for booking at all authorised ...

Toyota will start electric SUV production in US as early as 2025, says Nikkei

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp will begin producing mid- to large-sized electric sports utility vehicles (SUVs) at its Kentucky plant as early as in summer 2025, aiming for monthly output of more than 10,000 by the year’s end, the Nikkei ...

Toyota GR and GR Sport models arrive

SEPANG: Themed ‘Awaken the Beasts’, UMW Toyota Motor and Gazoo Racing Malaysia, for the first time, launched five new Gazoo Racing models comprising three GR and two GR Sport variants. The five are the new GR Supra that comes with ...

Gazoo Racing festival Season 6 takes off this weekend

SEPANG: Entering its sixth season, Toyota Gazoo Racing Malaysia returns in a very big way with a grid of new faces and young drivers, putting up close to RM1mil in prize monies and incentives, to firmly establish it as ...

TMF's CATCH results announced

KUALA LUMPUR: Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) has unveiled the results of “City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge” (CATCH) project which is focused on bringing innovative and data-driven mobility solutions to Kuala Lumpur. CATCH is a three-year data-driven innovation challenge launched ...

Women conspicuously absent from new Toyota CEO’s management team

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp.’s incoming chief executive officer Koji Sato called his new management team a “diverse lineup” in terms of communication styles when explaining the carmaker’s strategy towards an electrified future. It wasn’t so diverse in other ways. ...

Lexus to lead Toyota's push for next-generation EVs, says incoming CEO

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp will use its Lexus luxury brand to lead a pivot towards next-generation battery electric vehicles, Koji Sato, its incoming chief executive, said today. Sato, who takes over as the next head of the world’s largest ...

Toyota Eco Youth 22/23 edition receives sustainable innovations

SHAH ALAM: The Toyota Eco Youth (TEY) 2022/2023 edition concluded on a high note with the Education Ministry and UMW Toyota Motor representatives attending the closing ceremony and exhibition at Concorde Hotel here. Themed ‘Championing Mobility’, the TEY programme ...

UMW Toyota Motor off to a great start to 2023 with fresh Toyota Tour calendar

SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor launched the 2023 calendar for the Toyota Tour, the nation’s first premier professional golf tournament, which is a result of a historic naming rights partnership with the Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Tournament. This ...

Toyota: Roads to alternative fuelled cars

WHILE clean mobility solutions are critical to slow climate change, it is also important for economically practical options to be provided for mass adoption by emerging markets. In emerging markets in Asia, customers are very diverse in terms of ...

Lexus chief to take over Toyota as founder's grandson steps down

Undated photo showing Toyoda (right) and Sato test-riding Lexus’s first electric vehicle model, RZ in Japan in this photo provided by Kyodo on Jan 26. — Kyodo/via REUTERS TOKYO: Toyota’s chief executive will step down as head of the ...

Toyota plans to produce 750,000 vehicles globally in February

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday said it plans to produce about 750,000 vehicles globally in February. The Japanese automaker said it aims to make about 300,000 vehicles domestically and about 450,000 overseas, and that it will continue to ...

Toyota: Going full steam on clean mobility

TOYOTA Motor Corp (TMC) wants to launch compact hybrid cars in the A and B-segments in Asean in the near future, according to the automaker’s top executives. “We want to introduce hybrid vehicles in the A and B-segments as ...

Toyota OutRun 2023 raises RM170,000 for cancer society

KUALA LUMPUR: UMW Toyota Motor’s second Toyota OutRun event last Sunday has raised RM170,000 for National Cancer Society Malaysia. Toyota OutRun 2023, which was held at Dataran Merdeka here, drew over 4,300 participants. The ‘All for One, Run for ...

UMW sells record-high 383,054 vehicles in 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: The UMW Group delivered a record-high of 383,054 units of vehicles in 2022, 46% higher than the 262,685 units registered in 2021. “Both UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) and Perodua surpassed their sales targets for the year, mainly ...

Toyota says it could produce 10.6 million vehicles in 2023

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp said today it could produce as many as 10.6 million vehicles this year, while warning of downward risk to its projection from the possible impact of issues such as parts supply shortages and Covid-19. The ...

Toyota sets sights on old-car upgrades in zero-emissions drive

CHIBA: In an eye-catching bid to show that cars can be clean while appealing to old-school petrolheads, Toyota Motor showcased today zero-emission versions of its 1980s sports range, which still boasts a strong global fan base. At the three-day Tokyo ...

Toyota revs up car ownership experience with ‘Move Your World’ vision

UMW Toyota Motor president K. Ravindran delivering his opening address at their ‘Move Your World’ new regional vision launch event. MALAYSIANS will soon have their world of car ownership moved, following the implementation of the company’s new regional vision ...

Toyota stays top non-national auto brand in 2022

SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor has maintained its position as the top-selling brand (non-national) with 101,035 vehicle sold in 2022. The total volume sold by the company consisted of 100,042 Toyota vehicles and 993 Lexus vehicles. Compared to the ...

Toyota: Going clean and mean

BATTERY electric vehicles (BEVs) are not the only way to achieve a carbon neutral future, and hydrogen or synthetic fuel-powered cars could be better choices in slowing down climate change. That was what Toyota Motor Corp (TMC) president Akio ...

UMW Toyota Motor rolls out Ramadan/Raya video

KUALA LUMPUR: UMW Toyota Motor has launched its Ramadan/Raya campaign this year with the theme ‘Bersama Lebih Bermakna’. Continuing the celebration nationwide, the video is inspired by the importance of family, especially with the travel restrictions Malaysians had to ...

Toyota Gazoo Racing is ramping up with two new race cups

SHAH ALAM: With two races already completed and another four to go in the Vios Challenge, Gazoo Racing and UMW Toyota Motor is stepping into high gear with the introduction of the Vios Sprint Cup and Vios Enduro Cup ...

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