Ferrari S.p.A. has confirmed that it will be ending its business partnership with Naza Italia, currently the sole authorized distributor of Ferrari vehicles in Malaysia. “The cessation of the business partnership between Ferrari S.p.A. and Naza Italia Sdn Bhd (Ferrari Malaysia) will be effective 8th April 2023. Naza Italia will continue to fulfill its responsibilities to customers for Sales & Aftersales activities until then,” said a spokesperson for Ferrari Far East & Middle East Hub, in an ema

Toyota dealers in Japan have stopped accepting anymore bookings for Toyota GR86 since September 2022, likewise Subaru dealers with the GR86’s sister-car the Subaru BRZ. This has led to speculations that the GR86 (and BRZ) will be discontinued in 2023 once all outstanding bookings are fulfilled. Adding fuel to the rumour is an announcement by a Toyota dealer on its website, on its waiting period advice section, the GR86 is described as "Current model ending." It’s highly unusual to discontinue a

This is the all-new 2023 Toyota Vios (D92A). Yes, that's how it looks like, and it's just made its world debut in Thailand where it's sold as the Yaris Ativ. It's big news, and more importantly there's extra Malaysian flavouring in this as it's been co-developed by Daihatsu and Perodua. That means it's underpinned by the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) – just like our Ativa and Alza and shares more than a couple parts with them too. Since the Yaris Ativ is a Thailand-specific car, this r

Toyota’s big on hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels and what better way than to take the tech racing as a demonstration of its effectiveness. The giant has now employed hydrogen in as the fuel in one of the best cars of the year, the GR Yaris. While Toyota has the production Mirai that runs on hydrogen, the gas serves a different function in both vehicles. Also Read: The brilliant 2020 Toyota GR Yaris in Malaysia - not for those with outdated ideas of cars In the Mirai, the hydrogen is hy

January 2021 has been a strong month for the UMW Group as car brands under their umbrella - Toyota and Perodua - sold a cumulative 20,739 units. The company attributes this to the SST-exemption incentive that goes on until 30-June 2021. Good start for Toyota The company said its subsidiary, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT), sold 3,845 units in January 2021, a 4.1 percent increase from the 3,692 units sold in January 2020. Of these figures, the facelifted 2021 Toyota Yaris and 2021 Toyota Vios, as well as

Would you be surprised with the headline? Of course not. It’s just the way things are these days, whether you like it or not. Two out of five (or 40 percent) of Mercedes-Benz cars sold globally are SUV models. Mercedes-Benz sold 2,164,187 cars in 2020 (down 10.3 percent). The figure includes 38,391 units of Smart models, but excluding commercial vans (325,771 units) and trucks. The commercial trucks division has since been spun off as a separate company, Daimler Truck AG, but it is still parked