The stark contrast between the falling income of battery electric vehicle-only (BEV) stalwarts like Tesla, Polestar, Nio, and Xpeng, versus the record earnings by companies with more varied product portfolios - Volvo, BYD, even supposedly BEV laggards like Toyota and Honda proves one thing – BEVs are the future, but manufacturers need profitable hybrids today to fund their BEV endeavours tomorrow. Manufacturers relying on a 100 percent BEV-only line-up are in for a very painful journey ahead. BY

In 2023, Toyota achieved a record-breaking sales year in Europe, delivering a total of 1,173,419 vehicles, including those carrying the Lexus badge. The Yaris Cross emerged as the top-selling product, with 195,569 units, followed by the Corolla family with 166,925 cars, and the C-HR with 117,552 vehicles shipped to customers. Never mind that, the real mindwarp is how the GR86 outsold the Prius by nearly double in the region last year; 4,041 units against 2,755 cars respectively! Just slightly be

For decades, the Toyota Prius and its derivative models like the Prius+ wagon are the preferred choice of Uber drivers / taxi operators in the UK and Europe. In an environment where fuel costs upwards of RM 8 per litre, the Prius’ circa 4.5-litre/100 km real-world fuel economy, coupled with proven Toyota-standard reliability, it’s easy to see why there are just so many of them in London and major European cities. Curiously, the Prius is also a victim of its own success in the Old Continent. Now

The Toyota Prius is one of the most important and recognisable hybrid cars in the world. It was only officially sold in Malaysia for one generation, the third-gen XW30 that was launched in 2009. Still, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) did bring in its predecessors which were mainly put up for display at motor shows or for internal evaluation, but they were never intended to be sold to the public. That included this first-gen Toyota Prius which was spotted at the back of the National Science Centre (Pusat

After units of it had been spied, Toyota has officially unveiled the all-new generation of the Toyota Prius C which is also called the Aqua in Japan. The second-generation 2021 Toyota Prius C follows up its popular predecessor which sold more than 1.87 million units with a practical hatchback design. The all-new Prius C is the first vehicle in the world to use a high-output bipolar nickel-hydrogen battery as an electric drive battery. According to Toyota, this new battery promises to give improv

Seven out of the top 10 car models kept by US car owners for 15 years or longer are made by Toyota, according to data compiled by car-focused search engine iseecars.com, which has tracked over 660,000 cars sold in the US between 1981 and 2005 for this study. Top 10 Brands Owners Keep for 15 Years or More Toyota 9.8% Honda 8.1% Subaru 8.0% Acura 7.9% Mazda 6.3% Mitsubishi 5.5% Hyundai 5.5% Chrysler 5.5% Nissan 5.3% Lexus 5.2% The company’s data showed that 9.8 percent of Toyota owners have kept t