Sime Darby Berhad today announced that it has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement with Permodalan Nasional Berhad to acquire PNB’s 61.2% stake in UMW Holdings Berhad, which not only includes their aerospace and manufacturing businesses, but also the Toyota and Perodua brands. Under the terms of the agreement, Sime Darby will purchase PNB’s 61.2% stake for a total cash consideration of RM3.57 billion or RM 5.00 per share. Once the agreement becomes unconditional, Sime Darby will b

Carbon-neutral fuel (CNF) is seen as the saviour in keeping the internal combustion engine alive but for now, they are exorbitantly expensive for commercial use. Yet, because of its potential, some carmakers have decided to participate in races around the world with machines powered by this alternate fuel source. Following the footsteps of Toyota and Honda, Nissan announced that it will enter the upcoming 2023 Fuji 24-hour endurance race in a Nissan Z Racing Concept which runs on CNF. The event

UMW Toyota Motor has reclaimed its position as the number one non-national car manufacturer in Malaysia after six years – a position that it lost to Honda in 2015. In 2021, Toyota sold a total of 72,394 units, breaking their 2020’s record of 59,320 by 22 percent, with December recording a growth of 0.5 percent with 9,289 units sold. Month-on-month, Toyota surpassed the 8,487 sales volume for November by 9%. That said, neither Honda Malaysia nor the Malaysia Automotive Association (MAA) have yet

VSC vs Traction Control? What’s the difference? While the goal of both the VSC and Traction Control system is to ultimately keep the occupants of the vehicle safe, they work differently to achieve this, and modern cars will have both on board working hand-in-hand to keep the car on the road. In this article, we’ll explain how traction control systems and stability systems work, as well as explore their differences and their advantages in brief (hopefully). There’s a lengthy article here for thos

As part of Toyota and Suzuki’s ongoing partnership, both companies have rolled out a number of rebadged models, including the Suzuki Baleno (Toyota Glanza), Toyota RAV4 (Suzuki Across), and Toyota Corolla Wagon (Suzuki Swace). According to reports from India, Toyota recently registered the Belta name in India, fuelling rumours that Toyota could be rebadging yet another Suzuki sedan. The sedan in question could be the Suzuki Ciaz, which is said to replace the Toyota Yaris sedan. For those uniniti

The 2019 Toyota Vios is powered by a 1.5-litre 4-cylinder Dual-VVTi engine with a codename 2NR-FE that produces 107 PS and 140 Nm of torque. It is linked to a CVT with 7 virtual ratios. Toyota claims improved fuel consumption compared to the previous powertrain, but by how much? Read on to find out the 2019 Toyota Vios' fuel consumption. The current powertrain combo was first introduced in the updated Vios in 2016, which replaced the ancient 1NZ-FE VVT-i engine with a 4-speed auto that was alrea