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

Toyota’s joint-venture companies have introduced both the Toyota Frontlander and the Toyota Corolla Cross on display at the ongoing 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show. Before we dive into the specifics, allow us to clarify. The Toyota Frontlander is basically a Japan-spec Toyota Corolla Cross but with a different name. The Frontlander is sold by GAC Toyota, one of Toyota’s joint-venture companies in China. Meanwhile, the Toyota Corolla Cross namesake is sold by FAW Toyota, the other joint-venture company

In much the same vein as the earlier Honda City RS, Honda Malaysia is back it again with another spicy video ad for the upcoming City Hatchback. This time hitting out at the Toyota Yaris, and even used its marketing tagline against it. The video is creative and there is much to be appreciated about Honda’s bold marketing approach, which requires the viewer to pick up the comparisons made between the City Hatchback and several other Toyota models featured in the video. To gain context, we first h

No matter how you look at it, the Toyota Corolla Cross continues to be a sales hit, as it has consistently outsold the Honda HR-V in Thailand. According to headlightmag’s latest sales data, Toyota sold 2,487 units of the Corolla Cross in November, almost four times more than the Honda HR-V (699 units). The Corolla Cross also outsold rivals such as the MG ZS, Mazda CX-30, Toyota C-HR, Nissan Kicks, Subaru XV, and Mazda CX-3. Year-to-date, the MG ZS remains as the top-seller in Thailand, with a cu

You may have seen renders or the teaser for the upcoming 11th generation Honda Civic, but it's still a while away before it reaches our shores and the current 10th generation Honda Civic is still very much relevant. If you're shopping for a C-segment sedan, the 2020 Honda Civic will likely be on your shortlist. Here's a list of its pros and cons to assist in your buying decision. Pros - Most powerful in its class The 2020 Honda Civic 1.5 TC-P is the most powerful in its segment, with 173 PS/220

Following its debut in Thailand and Vietnam, the Toyota Corolla Cross has just been introduced in Indonesia, the third country in the region to receive Toyota’s latest SUV. For the Indonesian market, the Toyota Corolla Cross is available with two powertrains: a 1.8-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine that does 140 PS and 175 Nm and a 1.8-litre petrol-electric hybrid that does a combined system output of 122 PS. Both engines are paired to a CVT-type automatic transmission (planetary gearset E