We recognise it here as the Toyota Vios but over in Thailand, it works under the name of the Toyota Yaris Ativ. Regardless of what it’s called, it’s the best-selling B-segment sedan in Thailand for June 2023 with 28,319 units sold for a whopping 57 percent market share. That’s over 3 times more sales than its next closest rival, the Honda City. A distance second, VTEC failed to kick in for the City this time around with only 9,513 units spoken for, or just 19.2 percent of the market share. Nonet

Toyota Motor Thailand (TMT) will be introducing four new hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) in the country this year, announced its President, Noriaki Yamashita at the ongoing 44th Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) 2023. "I want to share the good news that we will introduce 4 new HEV models in this year. They [will] meet the variety of Thai customers' needs further. And more importantly, they will further contribute to the reduction of CO2," he said. None of these models were announced or hin

"Leaving no car lovers behind" is Toyota's precept behind their exhibition at the ongoing 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon. Slightly sentimental, yes, but the proof of that is in seeing their cars of yesteryear make it to today's show – exemplifying that is this pair of concept AE86s; one fuelled by hydrogen (H2), and the other, pure electric (BEV). Carbon neutrality through old cars First, a bit of background. Toyota Motor Corporation's (TMC) outlook on carbon neutrality doesn't solely tunnel on new EVs,

We’ve seen prices of our favourite JDMs from the PlayStation era going up for sale for ridiculous exorbitant amounts lately. Chief among these overpriced cars from our childhood is the A80 Toyota Supra. You can thank the Fast and the Furious movie franchise for its phenomenal appreciation in value. This very clean and well-kept 1995 Toyota Supra RZ is one of them and is currently up for auction in Japan with the bidding starting at JPY 3,750,000 (~RM 140,000). Also read: Fast and Furious Toyota

As part of Toyota and Suzuki’s ongoing partnership, both companies have rolled out a number of rebadged models, including the Suzuki Baleno (Toyota Glanza), Toyota RAV4 (Suzuki Across), and Toyota Corolla Wagon (Suzuki Swace). According to reports from India, Toyota recently registered the Belta name in India, fuelling rumours that Toyota could be rebadging yet another Suzuki sedan. The sedan in question could be the Suzuki Ciaz, which is said to replace the Toyota Yaris sedan. For those uniniti

With the Movement Control Order (MCO) concluding in Selangor and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, motorsports springs back into action to jumpstart its activities that have been grounded to a halt for almost a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the first to announce the return of four-wheels racing was Toyota that is due to stage the opening round of its TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Festival and fourth season of the Vios Challenge racing series at the end of the month. Racing returns, albeit