As of August 2023, the UMW Group saw a 16.3 percent increase in the combined, year-to-date sales of Toyota, Lexus, and Perodua vehicles in Malaysia, with 271,515 units vehicles registered. In August alone, 41,386 vehicles were registered, up 12.5 percent from July 2023. Toyota contributed deliveried of 10,275 units in August, up 23.1 percent from July. Cumulative sales from January to August totalled 67,283 units, up 9.2 percent from the same 8-month period in 2022. Toyota’s market share now sta

As part of the ongoing partnership between Toyota and Daihatsu, Indonesia will be witnessing the launch of the Toyota Raize and Daihatsu Rocky in the archipelago later this week. For the Indonesian market, the Raize and Rocky duo will get two engine choices. The first is a familiar-to-us turbocharged 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine (1KR-VET) that does 98 PS and 140 Nm. As for the second engine, it is a new naturally-aspirated 1.2-litre three-cylinder. The new engine does 88 PS and 112 Nm.

Ladies and gentlemen, these are undisguised images of the Perodua Ativa (D55L) taken ahead of next week’s official launch on 3-March 2021. Based on the images that were shared by the RiderAth Facebook page, Perodua has given their own design touch on the front grille to make it more distinctive than its donor cars, the Toyota Raize/Daihatsu Rocky. The grille appears larger than its Japanese counterparts while the foglight housing has a boomerang L-shaped design, looking pretty much like a mini-P

This year marks the 100th anniversary of one of the world’s largest car makers. It is also one of only three companies in the world that still produces both cars and motorcycles. I am talking about Suzuki. And word on the grapevine is that Suzuki is about to make a return to Malaysia after a four-year absence. Though tenth in the global ranking of size by volume, the fact that Suzuki got to where it is without sub-brands and representation in the lucrative North American market is remarkable. Ev

The new 2020 Honda BR-V facelift was recently introduced in Malaysia. Bookings for the model was opened back in March. It competes against the Perodua Aruz/Toyota Rush duo. To a further extent, it also competes against the Toyota Avanza, Proton Exora, and Perodua Alza. How much is the 2020 Honda BR-V? The new 2020 Honda BR-V’s prices start from RM 89,900 for the 1.5 E variant, while the 1.5 V is priced from RM 96,900. This marks an increase of RM 8,911 for the 1.5 E, and RM 9,199 for the 1.5 V.

Thailand’s Toyota Yaris Cross is yet another jacked up, quasi-SUV hatchback looking to cash in on consumer’s growing interest in taller riding crossovers/SUVs. Despite the name, the Yaris Cross is actually a dress up version of the standard ride height Thailand-market Toyota Yaris, which unlike the Yaris sold here, uses a smaller 1.2-litre engine to take advantage of Thailand’s tax incentives for low CO2 emitting vehicles. (100 g/km). Our Malaysian market Yaris comes with a larger 1.5-litre engi