Toyota continues to lead among non-national brands in Malaysia, with the cumulative sales volume from January to October 2022 reaching 79,308 units. This is a continuation of the positive upward trend which started at the beginning of the year and the brand has consistently been a market leader throughout the year, especially in the pick-up truck segment. The October 2022 sales volume of new vehicles delivered by UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) was 9,281 units, (9,175 of Toyota brand and 106 of Lexus br

Roughly 2 months since it made its global debut, the all-new 2023 Toyota Sienta has landed in Singapore, the first market outside of Japan to receive the new B-segment MPV. Two variants are offered in Singapore, with prices starting from SGD 150,588 (~RM 490k) for the Elegance variant, while the Elegance Dual Tone variant is priced from SGD 152,188 (~RM 495k). As the name suggests, the latter adds a dual-tone black roof to the mix. Both prices quoted are inclusive of COE. In Singapore, both vari

The UMW Group, made of UMW Toyota Motor and associate company, Perodua, rounded off a strong month of sales in July, with 24,983 units delivered. The lion’s share of that figure was of course contributed by Perodua. Sales across Perodua and Toyota for July 2022 are as follows: Perodua: 18,346 units Toyota: 6,637 units Also read: UMW Toyota registers 35% higher sales as of June 2022, Toyota Veloz to launch soon When compared to July 2021, the figures are pretty much elementary due to the implemen

You can tell that Perodua is all hyped up about its upcoming 2022 Perodua Alza, as the brand has dropped its sixth teaser of the soon-to-be launched B-segment MPV. This time around, Perodua has teased even more bits of the D27A Alza, including its LED headlights, LED tail lights, front grille, and wheels. As with every Perodua model launched since 2017, the D27A all-new Alza gets LED headlights and LED tail lights. Now, unlike the Ativa which shares its headlight design with the Daihatsu Rocky a

The current, second generation Toyota Avanza is now reaching the 10th year of its model life. Granted, it has received many updates since, including two new NR series 1.3-litre and 1.5-litre aluminum block Dual VVT-i engines introduced in 2015, followed by a styling update in 2019 (now including Android Auto/Apple CarPlay). An all-new third generation model is expected to make its global debut in Indonesia by 2022, and rumour has it that the current model’s rear-wheel drive layout will be droppe

Just recently, we reported that the next-generation DNGA-based Toyota Avanza will ditch its current rear-wheel drive config in favour of a cheaper and less complicated front-wheel drive format. While it may appear that the Toyota Avanza's donor car, the Daihatsu Xenia, could also ditch the rear-wheel drive layout, a recent report from Indonesia has stated otherwise. According to OtoDriver, the next-generation Daihatsu Xenia will likely retain its rear-wheel drive configuration – a feature that h