Toyota Motor Corporation has announced the full commencement of operations at its newly established research and development facility, Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama, that aims to take a sustainable focus in developing the brand's new models. Yes, it is that Shimoyama referenced on the badge adorning the GR Yaris/GR Corolla's G16E-GTS' engine block. Also read: Review: The Toyota GR Corolla is the result of when heart and soul meets science The badge pays homage to the centre's main test track

The spunky Toyota C-HR is set to be discontinued in Japan come July 2023, reports automotive site Kuruma News. With its discontinuation, it's the end of a model that's been around since 2016, 14-December of that year in fact was the exact date of its Japanese debut. It's the second model to be spun from the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA-C) platform (after the 4th-gen Prius), the Compact High Rider also went on sale in other Asian countries, Europe, Australia, South Africa, North America,

While speaking at the launch of the 2023 Mazda CX-30 CKD, Executive Chairman of Bermaz Auto Berhad, Dato Seri Ben Yeoh said that the backlog of orders for Mazda now numbers up to 7,000 units across all models. He adds that Bermaz Auto is also racing to deliver vehicle orders that were made during the Penjana zero-SST period, which has a vehicle registration cut-off date of 31st March 2023. Also read: Booked a Mazda CX-30? Yours will be CKD; you'll likely get more stuff, but it'll be cheaper too

In an earlier iteration of this comparison, we pit the two range-toppers together: how the hybrid 2022 Honda HR-V RS fares against its rival, the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid (link here). But then again, there's a market for their cheaper counterparts too, and that's a question we'll try our best to answer in this piece. 2022 Honda HR-V price in Malaysia Variant Price 1.5 S RM 114,800 1.5 E RM 129,800 1.5 V RM 134,800 RS e:HEV RM 140,800 Meanwhile, here's prices for the Toyota Corolla Cross range

If you were too late to buy the now-sold-out Toyota GR Yaris, you’re in for a surprise, as Toyota could very well be introducing a GR-fied Corolla Sport in the near future. If these renders prove to be correct, the GR Corolla Sport will carry over much of the GR Yaris’ styling cues, including the “functional matrix” front-end and wider rear wheel arches. While it may not be a 3-door model like the little GR Yaris, the bigger sibling sure does look the part. Also Read: Video Review: Toyota GR Yar

UMW Toyota (UMWT) has uploaded yet another teaser for the launch of the Toyota Corolla Cross, but this time they also teased that the event will be the first car launch in 8D audio in Malaysia. What is 8D audio? Also read: Top 5 best-sounding in-car audio system we’ve tested According to our research, 8D audio is a surround sound system that is currently all the rage for audiophiles across the world. 8D audio uses the principles of binaural recording to trick our brains into thinking that sounds