As we are about to enter the second month of 2023, most car manufacturers would have already released their sales figures for 2022. Over in our northern neighbour, the Toyota Corolla Cross came out on top once again as Thailand’s best-selling compact SUV in 2022. This is the third time the Corolla Cross has taken the best-selling title in the segment in Thailand since it debuted back in 2020. In 2022, a total of 20,979 units of the crossover Corolla were sold in the Kingdom according to data obt

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) launched its Toyota Live Hybrid campaign in Malaysia today, and along with that teases a new hybrid model to come. Toyota hasn't confirmed the model, but the silhouette hints at a Toyota Corolla Cross. The slickly-animated video bandies around terms like 'efficiency', 'less emissions' and 'silence', words one usually attaches to hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). Toyota has previously announced that they're investing RM 270 million into its Bukit Raja plant in Klang to loca

Electricity generation - more than 80 percent of it coming from fossil fuels – are the biggest source of carbon emissions in Malaysia, responsible for 39 percent of total carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. Cars and other land transport vehicles emit just slightly more than half as much CO2 as power plants. So the argument about phasing out internal combustion engines and skipping hybrids - which critics say still use combustion engines and therefore delay BEV migration – is the best way to reduce ca

The 2021 Toyota Corolla Cross was launched in Malaysia roughly three months ago. At launch, UMW Toyota (UMWT) only offered the Corolla Cross 1.8G variant, with the more expensive 1.8V variant to come at a later date. For those who booked the Corolla Cross 1.8V earlier, here’s some good news for you.We understand that the shipment of the Corolla Cross 1.8V has arrived. While deliveries of the Corolla Cross 1.8V was initially scheduled to start in July, the nationwide lockdown has put that plan on

We previously reported that Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has plans to launch the locally-assembled (CKD) Volvo XC40 T5 Recharge plug-in hybrid (PHEV) in the country, now VCM has released a photo on their official Facebook page teasing the arrival of the new PHEV variant. The Volvo XC40 is the last model in Malaysia that has yet to offer buyers with a plug-in hybrid variant. Currently, the XC40 is offered only in one T5 R-Design AWD variant, priced from RM 241,450 (SST-exempted, valid until 30 June 2

Earlier this week, Toyota Thailand showcased the 2020 Toyota Corolla Cross at the Bangkok Motor Show. Let’s take a deep dive and see what’s up with Toyota’s first Corolla in this body style. Off the bat, there’s already two tarted up variants - the red Urban Sport and the grey Adventure. Both come with a host of options as we’ll see below. On the lower end of the scale is the 1.8 Sport. Pictures here are courtesy of our Thailand sister-site AutoFun. Exterior - Off-road credentials It’s by no mea