Toyota Vellfire sold poorly against the Alphard in the past 3 years There are rumours the model could be discontinued, absorbed into the next-gen Alphard, or soldier on Next-gen model could be launched in Japan by May 2023 Back in 2020 when Toyota decided to streamline all 4 of its sales channels into one synonymous dealer network in Japan, a few models exclusive to these dealers were culled. One of those models planned for discontinuation is the Toyota Vellfire. A favourite among Malaysian poli

Part two of our three-parter on SUVs coming to Malaysia in 2023 revolves around electric vehicles (EVs). Last week we talked about regular, pure-ICE models, and if that's more your swing here's the link. Plug in your chargers, we're going in... BMW iX1 The missing link in BMW's i electrified range in Malaysia, the iX1 made its global debut alongside the all-new BMW X1 in June this year. Considering the BMW electric range is pretty complete here, expecting it to be sold on our shores isn't too fa

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has updated the prices of its models in Malaysia, now with the sale and service tax (SST) added back in. The following table shows the updated prices with SST. Toyota prices with SST Model Prices w/o SST (RM) Price with SST (RM) Yaris 1.5J 69,576 73,800 Yaris 1.5E 75,479 83,800 Yaris 1.5G 82,475 87,600 Vios 1.5J 74,623 77,600 Vios 1.5E 82,593 85,600 Vios 1.5G 87,584 90,400 Vios GR-S 95,284 98,100 Corolla Altis 1.8E 128,888 130,888 Corolla Altis 1.8G 139,888 141,888 Camry

Safety and comfort were also the other motivating reasons behind the government’s decision to replace its fleet of ageing Proton Perdanas with Toyota Vellfires as its official cars, said Minister of Finance Tengku Zafrul at the Dewan Rakyat yesterday. Zafrul was replying to a question by Bayan Baru’s Member of Parliament Sim Tze Tzin. Zafrul also reiterated his earlier reply that the government can no longer extend its lease for the Proton Perdana because Proton no longer makes the model, and al

Malaysian airlines AirAsia has revealed its plans to diversify into ride-hailing in Malaysia. Its Chief Executive Officer, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has teased a picture of AirAsia's plans via his social media accounts. In the teaser picture above, it would seem that AirAsia's ride-hailing fleet will comprise of the Toyota Vellfire and Toyota Alphard. Fernandes promises that AirAsia's entry into the ride-hailing scene will be "different from Grab and Uber. Different culture, different cabin and mor

There's no doubt that the Toyota Alphard (and its Vellfire twin) is the best luxury MPV on the market. Few other cars can match the Alphard/Vellfire's spaciousness and ease of entrace/exit. Compared to a Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the Alphard's sliding doors allow you to step in/out of the car as if it's a room, rather than a car. The only question left is whether to buy a cheap reconditioned (recond) unit or pay up for an officially-imported unit by UMW Toyota Motor? Let’s take a closer look at the