UMW Toyota Motor registered 6,767 units in April 2023. The figure is down 25.9 percent from March 2023 but it’s much lower than the 41 percent reduction experienced across the industry. The reduction in April’s sales after the spike in March is to be expected, as March’s numbers were unusually high due to the rush to fulfill outstanding orders before the vehicle registration cutoff date to qualify for sales (SST) exemption. The government’s post-pandemic economic stimulus package allowed for loc

Since its introduction back in 2014, the Perodua Axia has been Perodua's bread and butter model. It succeeds the Perodua Viva as the second national carmaker's most affordable model. Codenamed D74A, development works are well underway for the new-generation A-segment hatchback and the DNGA platform model is set to debut sometime next year. Powertrain – Axia’s Indonesian cousins could get turbo power, what about the Axia? The Perodua Axia’s Indonesian cousins, the Toyota Agya and Daihatsu Ayla, a

Priced from RM 38,300, your cheapest automatic 2022 Proton Saga facelift has arrived, quietly joining the model line-up in the form of this Standard Lite AT variant. With its price tag it undercuts the Saga Standard AT by RM 500, though it's pricier than the Standard MT by RM 3,500. Like it says on the tin, it's Lite, so the cost savings come from cutting out features. It drops electronic stability control (ESC), traction control (TCS), and hill-hold assist (HHA), but the general interior and ex

The all-new Nissan X-Trail has been launched in China today at the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show. Looking much bolder than the current version we have in Malaysia, the new X-Trail features a two-tier headlight design and an angular V-Motion front grille. From the rear, the design looks similar to the current Nissan X-Trail in Malaysia, albeit more angular and adorned with more badges. Also Read: New vs Old: All-new 2021 Nissan X-Trail vs old model The model on display at the Shanghai Auto Show also fe

The first Proton Saga rolled off the company’s Shah Alam plant on 9-July 1985, driven out by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. Painted in blue and bearing registration number Proton 1, the car was presented to the late Sultan Iskandar, who was then the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, whose family still keeps the car until today, still in its original paint and steel wheels. On August 28th, prices of the Proton Saga were announced – the Saga 1.3S sold for RM 17,575 while the 1.5S,

Toyota is rumoured to be launching a Toyota Corolla long wheelbase that offers significantly more interior legroom. Like many long wheelbase specials, the Corolla LWB will be exclusive to the China market. The stretched Corolla will still be riding on the same Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA-C) platform with its wheelbase extended by 100 mm to 2,800 mm. That is only 25 mm shorter compared to the Toyota Camry, so expect to have exceptional rear legroom. Toyota Corolla Altis The exterior desi