When Toyota unveiled the all-new 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (250 Series) in August, it also revealed two silhouettes of what could be future extensions of the Land Cruiser line-up at the end of the livestream. Not long after, Japan’s biggest carmaker applied the Land Hopper name for trademark at the Japan Patent Office. While many in the automotive media speculated that this is the name given for either of the two Land Cruiser-looking derivatives or even for the production version of the 500

After a strong momentum in July which saw the Honda HR-V achieving its best sales figure in 2022 and overtaking the Toyota Corolla Cross in overall sales up to then, it would see a dip in sales culminating in its weakest sales figures of the year so far in September. The shortfall is due to shortage in semiconductor parts affecting production and deliveries. According to the latest Thai sales data, the Honda HR-V slipped three spots from July to place fourth in September sales with only 497 unit

UMW Toyota Motor recently welcomed a JDM VIP guest to their latest manufacturing plant in Bukit Raja. How JDM was their visitor? Well, he was none other than former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe and his delegates. Also Read: Yours for RM 137k, Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid launched in Malaysia The former Japanese Prime Minister visited Malaysia as a special government envoy of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, commemorating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations betwee

This week, the locally-assembled (CKD) Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid will finally be making its Malaysian debut less than a year after the petrol variants were launched. Needless to say, the crossover version of the Corolla is becoming a common sight on the road. Over in Thailand, the Corolla Cross has been an absolute hit ever since it made its global debut in the Kingdom back in 2020 and in its second year in the market, things aren’t slowing down. According to sales data from the Department of

A few weeks ago, a former colleague of mine asked me to suggest a replacement for her car. She wanted a C-segment SUV so I suggested the usual suspects – the Proton X70, Honda CR-V, and Mazda CX-5. Then she asked, "What about the Nissan X-Trail?". Indeed, I have completely overlooked Nissan's own challenger to the highly competitive segment but why and should it even be considered? The third-generation X-Trail was given a facelift in 2019 and is available in 4 variants – the 2.0L 2WD (RM 128,630

The new 2020 Toyota Corolla Cross launch in Bangkok got the WapCar office buzzing with excitement. Now, it seems that the next destination for Toyota’s newest crossover is Indonesia! According to Oto Driver, PT Toyota Astra Motor, Toyota’s Indonesian distributor, is keen on bringing the Corolla Cross over to Indonesia sometime later this year. No further details on which model will be brought over to Indonesia yet. In Thailand, the Corolla Cross is available with 2 engine options. One is a 1.8-l