The Toyota-Daihatsu jointly owned internal company; Emerging-market Compact Car Company (EMCC) will be dissolved effective today. The company was previously responsible for models like the AC100 generation Toyota Vios and the ASEAN market Toyota Yaris Cross. The reorganization comes after Daihatsu was revealed to have fudged vehicle homologation and crash testing data for many of its models, including those sold in Southeast Asia. Also read: Chairman Akio Toyoda is furious, suspends shipment of

Two days after UMW Toyota Motor released a cryptic ‘Defy’ teaser on its official Facebook page, we can now say for sure that the upcoming model that will be launched on Friday 24-February refers to the all-new AC100 generation 2023 Toyota Vios. Curiously, this set of image didn’t come from Toyota’s official channels, but was posted on local entertainment personality Sean Lee’s Instagram's now-deleted post. The photos appear to be part of a commercial shoot. View this post on Instagram A post sha

Six years after its introduction in Malaysia in 2017, Gazoo Racing (GR) will ride on strong public awareness and acceptance to make an even bigger and impactful contribution in 2022. Gazoo Racing’s activities in 2022 will focus on four key areas, central to which are the racing activities both on the track and as well as online, via the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival and the GR Velocity Esports Championship respectively. “Racing has opened up a multitude of opportunities for Toyota domestically an

Under the dark of night; a first for the series, Season 4 of the Toyota Gazoo Vios Challenge drew to a close with the champions crowned amidst some door-to-door racing sprinkled with some rain to ensure the winners earned their wins. Unsurprisingly, Tengku Djan picked up his third overall championship title in the Super Sporting Class. Joining him on the overall champs stage was Clement Yeo with his first ever overall title in the Sporting Class while actor Shukri Yahaya finally clinched his fir

UMW Toyota Motor has introduced the new Toyota Loyal-T Programme to better reward its Malaysian customers. The Loyal-T program replaces the previous Toyota Merit programme and is open to all Toyota customers, regardless of their vehicle model and age. UMW Toyota Motor President, Ravindran K added, “Looking back, we have implemented numerous value-added initiatives and improved services to constantly increase customer convenience. These efforts, and many more to come, are a means of saying thank

The 2021 F90 BMW M5 facelift, or Lifecycle Impulse (LCI) in BMW-lingo, will be revealed on June 17. Kolesa.ru has previewed how the facelifted sports sedan will look like. As with preview renderings, this is by no means the final product. The design shouldn't stray too far from the recently-refreshed G30 5-Series lineup. This means the headlight unit are the same ones on the LCI G30. The LCI M5 also inherits the larger, boxier kidney grille. The grille itself will feature a twin-slat design whil