Toyota Yaris News in Malaysia

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has introduced the 2024 Toyota Yaris G Limited in Malaysia, as a limited-run variant of the popular Honda City Hatchback competitor. Only 600 units are available, priced from RM 99,600 a unit. This means prices for the Yaris range in Malaysia are now as follows: Yaris 1.5 E - RM 88,000 Yaris 1.5 G - RM 91,600 Yaris 1.5 G Limited - RM 99,600 The G Limited – a throwback name, the last time we had a similarly-named variant was in 2011 with the NCP93 Vios – comes with a host

Sanjay

Apr 25, 2024

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

Daihatsu is embroiled in another safety compliance issue, this time encompassing a total of 64 models (including currently produced, developed, or discontinued) across its Japan and international markets. Yes, this also involves Toyota and Perodua cars sold in Malaysia. To surmise, this issue is seperate from what happened back in April (door lining irregularity) and May (side collision test irregularity). A recent investigation by an independent third-party committee revealed 174 new problems w

Sanjay

Dec 20, 2023

Ever think about what you experience when you move up through the model hierarchy of any mainstream car brand? Well, besides the obvious factor of size, you also get more comfort and refinement. Whether you're an enthusiast or someone who doesn't care much about cars, everyone values superior comfort. People often upgrade to higher models because of this. But here's the thing: you don't have to go all the way to the most expensive models to indulge in absolute comfort. Starting at just RM 88,000

Shaun

Dec 16, 2023

At the recently concluded Sepang 1000 KM Endurance Race (S1K), three Toyotas finished in the top 5 overall positions after an extraordinarily challenging and nerve-racking 9 hours at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit. Victory for the Toyota brand this time was handed by former Gazoo Racing rookies Amer Harris and Nabil Azlan who drove for UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) dealer Wing Hin Motorsports. The team brought their Yaris across the finish line with a total of 169 laps completed – 5 laps cl

CY Foong

Nov 28, 2023

While the Toyota Vios entered its newest generation, the AC100, its hatchback twin, the Yaris is still soldiering on with the older platform. The XP150 Yaris has gotten an extensive third facelift which made its debut in Thailand, but some markets are still offering the outgoing second facelift like Malaysia. One market that decided to give up on the XP150 Yaris though is the Philippines with Auto Industriya reporting that the hatchback has been quietly dropped from Toyota Motor Philippines’ (TM

CY Foong

Nov 14, 2023

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) ended September 2023 with 9,020 units of Toyota and 208 units of Lexus vehicles sold, totaling 9,228 units. The figure is 10 percent lower than in August. Cumulative sales from January to September 2023, is still 8 percent higher than last year, totaling 76,511 units. Last month, UMWT launched an improved 2023 Toyota Yaris. The improved model, referred to as the Yaris IMP, is the second update for the No.1 selling non-national hatchback, which has sold 60,300 units since

Hans

Oct 9, 2023

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has quietly updated the 2023 Toyota Yaris (NSP151) on its website for the second time this year. Like the first update which was introduced in May, the evergreen hatchback receives mainly small quality-of-life changes rather than a massive facelift that was introduced in Thailand. While the first updates on the locally assembled (CKD) Yaris this year saw no changes in price, the latest update sees a price bump across the two variants currently offered: Yaris 1.5 E – RM 88

CY Foong

Sep 18, 2023

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has confirmed that it has two more models to launch this year. In a press statement released by its parent company UMW Group regarding its automotive division’s April 2023 sales performance, it was also said that “UMWT expects demand and sales to be sustained throughout the year, supported by the introduction of new and facelift models.” The new model is clearly referring to the 2023 Toyota Innova, which in some markets like Indonesia, is marketed as the Innova Zenix. UMW

Hans

May 26, 2023

The phrase “never judge a book by its cover” doesn’t seem to apply to the Toyota Yaris which has been given a conflicted-looking makeover recently in Thailand. Beauty can be subjective but it doesn’t really strike much to the 2023 Toyota Yaris facelift as it became the Kingdom’s best-selling B-segment hatchback in April. According to sales data published by Autolife Thailand, 2,288 units of the refreshed Toyota Yaris have been sold that month which translates to nearly half of the total hatchbac

CY Foong

May 26, 2023