2023 Toyota Vios 1.5G AT Engine Specs

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) ended the month of June with 7,600 units of Toyota and Lexus models sold, down 9.8% from last month’s 8,422 units sold. The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) will be announcing its total tally for new vehicle sales tomorrow, and many are expecting June’s figure to be the weakest this year. Year-to-date, UMWT closed the first half of 2024 with 47,000 units sold, down 3.4% from the same 6-month period last year. For the month of July, UMWT is offering a ‘Peace of Mind

The 1-on-1 fight between the Toyota Vios and Honda City shows no sign of letting up as the latter has managed to stage a sales comeback after falling behind its rival since March 2024, as shown by JPJ's data. Honda shifted 2,661 units of the sedan in June 2024, 500 units above the Vios' 2,161 cars. It's also a new monthly record for Honda, with June's figure being the most they've sold thus far this year. Comparitively, the Vios' best month was in March 2024, where it peaked with 3,119 units sol

"It's better to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow." You've likely heard this cliché, typically uttered by the driver of a slower car who nearly matches the times of those in more powerful vehicles during competitions. While often misunderstood, there's truth to it. Mastering speed in a slower car is genuinely easier, which is why many professionals start with go-karts before moving on to faster cars, gradually developing their driving skills. This progression is fundamental to

The AC100 Toyota Vios by Wing Hin Motorsports made its race debut in the Malaysia Championship Series (MCS) Round 2 race weekend. While technical details are kept mum, it does appear extensively modified to meet the regulations to compete in the MCS Malaysia Touring Car (MTC)/Stock Production (SP2) category. Visible modifications include the wheels, brakes, suspension, towing mechanisms, aero and cooling components, and a stripped-out interior. As for powertrain, the standard Toyota Vios runs th

UMW Toyota Motor closed May 2024 by netting a total sale of 8,422 units, including Lexus models. The figure is 14.7% higher than the previous month’s total of 7,345 units (including 132 units of Lexus). Cumulative sales from January to May 2024 came in at 39,211 units, which is 8.3% higher than last year’s total of 36,972 units, for the same five-month period. The company didn't provide a breakdown of its sales by model, but the Toyota Vios and Hilux are the company's two most important models.

The Ministry of Transport has confirmed that all Perodua and Toyota cars affected by Daihatsu’s procedural irregularities in vehicle testing meet minimum safety standards, and no recall is required. This was confirmed by independent tests conducted by three United Nations-approved technical services agencies specializing in automotive testing. The agencies are: UTAC (France) Applus+ IDIADA (Spain) Horiba-MIRA (United Kingdom) To address criticisms from netizens, the MoT has also made results of

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) announced yesterday that it sold 7,345 units of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in April 2024, with Toyota-badged models contributing 7,213 units, while the imported-from-Japan only Lexus contributed 132 units. Year-to-date, the company sold 30,789 units in the first four months. The company didn’t share its sales numbers for March 2024, but figures compiled by RHB Investment Bank put it at 9,688 units. That’s a that month-on-month, UMWT’s sales had dropped by 25 percent, but t

Blink and you will miss it. The Toyota Motor group (including Daihatsu and Hino) had just set a new sales record for its financial year ending March 2024, with 11,090,108 units sold, 5 percent higher than last year’s record of 10,558,230 units. Unlike other manufacturers, Toyota didn't make any grand announcement of its latest sales record. There was not even a single mention by Toyota that it had set a new sales record. In fact, the numbers were hidden in an obscure link to an Excel file. Toyot

Toyota Gazoo Racing Thailand (TGRT) has announced that several cars powered by synthetic e-fuels will be racing domestically this year, in a bid to promote carbon neutrality through motorsports. The models are the Toyota Yaris, Toyota Yaris Ativ (Vios for Malaysia), and the Toyota Corolla Altis – all of which will run on synthetic fuel. While the latter two models will take part in their respective One Make Races, the Yaris and Altis will go on to compete in the Thailand Super Series and Idemits

The Toyota-Daihatsu jointly owned internal company; Emerging-market Compact Car Company (EMCC) will be dissolved effective today. The company was previously responsible for models like the AC100 generation Toyota Vios and the ASEAN market Toyota Yaris Cross. The reorganization comes after Daihatsu was revealed to have fudged vehicle homologation and crash testing data for many of its models, including those sold in Southeast Asia. Also read: Chairman Akio Toyoda is furious, suspends shipment of