Fully imported (CBU) from Japan, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) launched both the all-new Toyota Alphard and Toyota Vellfire back in October. Even if there are allocations of several hundred units for Malaysia, the number of orders has been quite overwhelming. In fact, if you reserved your brand-new official Alphard/Vellfire with Toyota, you may only receive it within a year or two. Those looking at the recond route might also see a similar situation as the AH40 Alphard and Vellfire see similar long wa

As the 15th general election looms upon Malaysians like the monsoon season, the question on some of our minds isn’t who will be the next PM or whether party X can ensure that no such backdoor moves will happen again, it’s what cars do our politicians drive? Okay fine, so maybe the “some” is just me but perhaps some of you might have thought that since these elected officials are meant to be representatives of the rakyat, they should at least do their job well first before travelling in an Alphar

Since 1994, Spanco has managed more than 35,000 vehicles for the Malaysian government and supported the creation of 63 Bumiputera-owned workshops, said Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul on last Thursday’s Dewan Rakyat sitting. “In 1994, Spanco Sdn. Bhd. was appointed as the concessions company to manage and supply the government’s vehicle fleet. Spanco has managed more than 35,000 vehicles since 1994 and has created 63 Bumiputera-owned workshops, as part of the government’s measures to prioritize B

The Toyota Alphard and its sporty-looking twin, the Vellfire have been the mainstay of Malaysian roads for years ever since they were introduced in 2002 and 2008 respectively. However, the time of terrorizing the fast lane, transporting VIPs and towkays might be ending for one of them. According to Japanese site, Best Car, Toyota has announced that it would be downsizing some of its models beginning with the Toyota Tank mini MPV. The Tank will continue on sale until 15 September 2020, when the T

Having just introduced the new 2020 Toyota Alpbard and Vellfire, UMW Toyota Motor isn’t slowing down just yet. 2020 Toyota Hilux, Toyota Fortuner Following the debut of the updated luxury MPVs, we can expect UMWT to introduce the facelifted Hilux and Fortuner later this year. This notion is supported by the fact that both updated models have been caught on Thai streets, indicating that Toyota is readying up these models for a likely 2020 debut. 2020 Toyota RAV4 Apart from these models, UMWT is a

Malaysia’s (and the rest of Asia’s) most loved status symbol wheels – the Toyota Alphard and Toyota Vellfire twins – have been updated for 2020. Both the Alphard’s and Vellfire’s list of safety features have been bumped up further with the addition of Toyota Safety Sense’s full suite of advanced driving aids (ADAS). It now comes with Pre-Collision System, Lane Departure Alert, Lane Tracing Assist, Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (with stop-go), automatic high beam, and accelerator pedal misapplicat