Clearly, Thais love their trucks as the Kingdom raked up 65,923 units for the first two months of the year and the Isuzu D-Max keeps its title as the country’s best-selling pick-up as well as car overall. As reported by Autolife Thailand, 29,847 units of the Isuzu D-Max were sold in January and February 2022 with a 45.3 percent market share. Following not completely far from behind is the Toyota Hilux which saw 25,942 units being sold in the same period. The Toyota Hilux might be the preferred t

UMW Toyota Motor is sitting on over 20,000 outstanding orders, according to documents sighted by WapCar.my. Sources familiar with the matter said the company is banking on the resumption of manufacturing activities to catch up on its 62,000 units sales target announced earlier this year. As of June 2021, Toyota had sold 33,705 units (23,232 passenger cars and 10,473 commercial vehicles), achieving 54 percent of its annual target. The problem for Toyota is not that it doesn’t have enough buyers,

In an online event streamed on Facebook, UMW Toyota Motor launched the new facelifted 2020 Toyota Hilux today. Besides the range-topping Rogue, the rest of the lineup are also facelifted. Hold on to your sports bars, we're going in! Exterior changes The front fascia drops its 'smiley-face' for a moustachio'd angry grimace. Gone are soft curves, with sharp lines taking their place. Along with a new front bumper, grille and foglamp bezels, there's new headlights too. As for the headlights, they lo

Back in 2016, the Toyota Hilux made headlines when it tipped on two wheels while undergoing a so-called ‘moose test’ conducted by Swedish automotive media Teknikens Varld. This is the second time the Toyota Hilux has failed the test, as the previous generation Toyota Hilux also had the same problem. In September 2019, Teknikens Varld repeated the same test with the latest Toyota RAV4, and the results weren’t very good either. So what’s wrong with Toyota cars? But first, what is a moose test? Swe

At the rate that things are progressing in many parts of the world, where governments are waging wars against high CO2 emissions cars and speeding, it’s inevitable that car buyers will soon trend towards lifestyle cars that are packed with the latest infotainment, powered by the smallest available engine. We have already seen this in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan, where 180 series engines are the norm for Mercedes-Benz A-Class and C-Class models. Here in Malaysia, the lowest available engine t

(Toyota Hilux Spec and Prices | Gallery) The Toyota Hilux needs no introduction – it is by far the most well-known pick-up truck in Malaysia, thanks to a solid reputation for reliability and durability built over the years. Now in its eighth generation, the Toyota Hilux continues to be a de-facto option for both lifestyle buyers and construction workers. But with the introduction of updated rivals such as the new Ford Ranger and Mitsubishi Triton, does the Hilux has what it takes to maintain its