Toyota Rush News in Malaysia

We'll bid our fair share of goodbyes in 2024 (just as we did across 2023), and the first casualty of this year is the Toyota Rush seven-seater. It's been pulled off of UMW Toyota Motor's official website as of early this morning, though the writings were on the wall way back in November as production of the model dwindled to zero. This marks the end of a model that was sold since 2018. The Rush was assembled in the same Rawang plant as the Perodua Aruz, though at point of publication the Toyota'

Sanjay

Jan 5, 2024

In the aftermath of the Daihatsu safety scandal, one estimate pegs that company could suffer financial loses of up to USD 700 million taking into account plants stoppages, loss of sales and recently confirmed compensation to suppliers. According to a report by Nikkei Asia, the estimated losses also include expenses for investigations, additional safety tests, and other individual negotiations with suppliers. "Depending on the scale of the compensation, Daihatsu's losses could total JPY 100 billi

Arvind

Dec 29, 2023

UMW Toyota Motor has issued a statement concerning Daihatsu's recent announcement on the company's new additional procedural irregularities that has affected the Toyota Rush, Vios, and Yaris, produced at the Assembly Services Sdn. Bhd. plant in Shah Alam, and the Veloz that's made alongside the Alza at Perodua Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, Rawang. In summary, this new issue (seperate from what happened back in April and May) stems from a recent investigation by an independent third-party committee that

Sanjay

Dec 22, 2023

With the Daihatsu Terios receiving a facelift more than a week ago in Indonesia, it might seem possible that the same design update would be given to the Perodua Aruz in Malaysia albeit not this year. However, the Toyota Rush might not be given a revamp and instead will soldier on in its current form which was introduced back in 2018. There were rumours that the Rush would be discontinued to make way for the DNGA-based Toyota Yaris Cross but those turned out untrue. According to Anton Jimmi Suwa

CY Foong

Jun 19, 2023

As reported a few times, the upcoming Indonesia-bound 2023 Toyota Yaris Cross will be different to the existing model sold in developed markets like Europe, Japan, Australia, and Singapore. It also seems that the Indo-spec Yaris Cross is getting ready to start production by the first half of the year. Based on a scoop obtained by OtoDriver, the DNGA-based Yaris Cross is said to start production in June 2023. Furthermore, the source also informed the Indonesian automotive publication that the upc

CY Foong

Mar 28, 2023

PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM), an Indonesian subsidiary of Daihatsu Motor, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new assembly plant in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia, marking the start of its construction. The new plant (Plant Line 2) is being built in the area adjacent to the site of the first Karawang Assembly Plant (Plant Line 1) in West Java, and will replace the plant in Sunter which has been in operation for 27 years. The Sunter plant produces the Multi Purpose Vehicles (MPV) and Sport Ut

Shaun

Feb 7, 2023

25 percent of production capacity to be taken up by D74A 2023 Perodua Axia 330,000 units will be produced at Perodua’s two plants in Rawang Around 6,600 units of Toyota Veloz will be produced for 2023 Perodua has two vehicle manufacturing subsidiaries in Malaysia, operating two plants in Rawang - Perodua Global Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. (PGMSB) and Perodua Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. (PMSB). Both are managed by Daihatsu Motor via the holding company Perodua Auto Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (PCSB), itself 41

Hans

Feb 5, 2023

Toyota is seeking to replace the popular but ageing Toyota Rush with an extended version of the Toyota Yaris Cross but there is a huge probability that it would be different from the SUV that is currently available in Japan, Europe, Singapore, and Australia. Though the rendering in the cover photo envisions what a 7-seater Yaris Cross could look like, sources told Indonesian automotive publication, OtoDriver, that the elongated Yaris Cross is currently undergoing testing in the archipelago and i

CY Foong

Oct 11, 2022

The Toyota Yaris Cross could be coming to the greater ASEAN market as soon as next year, but it will be different from the model of the same name that's currently sold in Japan and certain markets, plus it's likely to replace the Toyota Rush. Sources close to Indonesian media says that the Rush (twin to the Daihatsu Terios, and Perodua Aruz in Malaysia) could be discontinued in 2023, while the Terios will soldier on with its rear-wheel drive format. Also read: Review: Perodua Aruz 1.5 AV, is it

Sanjay

Oct 3, 2022

As cool as the Toyota Yaris Cross is in looks, unfortunately, the SUV that’s built on the TNGA-B platform is unlikely to make it into most markets in Southeast Asia including Malaysia. But don’t lose hope just yet because according to some sources, the name might be applied to an entirely different model that seems to be unique for the region. An unnamed source told Indonesia’s OtoDriver that the Yaris Cross name could be introduced in the country and it would be completely different from the on

CY Foong

Sep 9, 2022