A year ago, Toyota Motor Thailand (TMT) gave the Toyota Corolla Altis an update in a bid to dissuade buyers from getting the Honda Civic instead. Needless to say, that doesn’t seem to work as the Civic has been leading so far ahead of the Corolla in sales, at least in the first half of 2021. With the all-new Civic FE launched in Thailand in August, that gap is likely to grow larger. Nevertheless, TMT decided yet another update is in order for the Corolla Altis and this time, the GR Sport (GR-S)

Following Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz's announcement in Budget 2022 that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will be exempted from import, excise, and even road tax, the Managing Director of BMW Malaysia, Hans de Visser has released the following statement to the press: The announcements made at Budget 2022 marked a welcome step towards electrified mobility – one that has long been in the making for Malaysia. The government’s motion to further incentivise and support the de

Honda Malaysia just launched the new 2021 Honda HR-V Hybrid, now enhanced with LED headlights, LED tail lights, and LED front fog lights. The improved HR-V Hybrid also gains chrome door handles (was body-coloured previously), as well as the option for Platinum White Pearl colour. Other colour options for the HR-V Hybrid include Lunar Silver Metallic and Modern Steel Metallic. Inside, there is a new seven-inch touchscreen head unit with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support. Like the recently-up

Porsche delivered 153,656 vehicles worldwide in the first 6 months of 2021, up 31 percent compared to 2020, a year which saw many disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. More importantly, Porsche’s numbers is 15 percent higher than the pre-pandemic H1 2019’s deliveries of 133,484 vehicles, a sign that economies around the world are rapidly recovering from the pandemic. As usual, it is the more expensive Porsche Cayenne that is leading Porsche’s sales, with 44,050 vehicles delivered, up 12 p

According to a document sighted by WapCar.my, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) will begin sales training for the 2021 Toyota Corolla Cross sometime in May. This points toward the SUV making its Malaysian launch sometime in the second half of this year. However, the date is still subject to change - it all still depends on how the Covid-19 situation progresses. What do we know of the Malaysian-spec Corolla Cross? The document also mentions that the Malaysian-spec Corolla Cross will come in two variants, t

The Toyota Corolla Cross made its global debut in Thailand last week. Production has already begun in Thailand and the Corolla Cross will be in dealerships across the land of smiles later this month. As for the Malaysian market, the Corolla Cross will make its way here and UMW Toyota Motor hinted that it will be locally assembled. Currently, the manufacturing plant at Bukit Raja has a capacity of 50,000 units per year. According to MAA’s production data, the plant produced around 37,000 units la