Following Honda Malaysia’s announcement as the No.1 non-national passenger car brand in 2022, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has released sales figures for the year. A total of 100,042 Toyota vehicles were sold which puts it as the best-selling non-national brand in Malaysia. Meanwhile, Honda sold over 80,200 units in Malaysia in 2022 which should place it behind Toyota. However, if you exclude the Hilux (27,198 units) and the Hiace (390 units) from Toyota’s numbers, Honda by technicality retains its n

Shortly after putting the 2022 Chery Omoda 5 into showrooms in China, the Wuhu-based company has its sights set on export markets as spyshots of a right-hand drive (RHD) unit have appeared. From these spyshots, it appears that RHD versions of the Chery Omoda 5 will get a slightly different centre console compared to the Chinese market model. Compared to the Chinese market Omoda 5 with its piano black finishing, the RHD one gets a simpler-looking centre console. In the spot where a Qi wireless ch

Here we have the all-new 2022 Geely Boyue spotted in China. This time, these spyshots offer a glimpse of the 2022 Geely Boyue’s interior. Like the previous spyshot of the 2022 Geely Boyue, its exterior is cladded with heavy camouflage so there’s not much to go on, save for the repositioned side mirrors that was pointed out in a previous post. Also read: Next gen Proton X70? CMA-based, all-new 2022 Geely Boyue spotted for the first time Moving to the interior, there’s a massive portrait screen ta

Toyota hybrids outsell the entire range of Kia, Hyundai, Ford One in every 3 new Toyota sold in Australia is a hybrid Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid to launch there next If Toyota were to park its hybrid models under a different, independent brand, it would be Australia’s fourth biggest car brand, according to market insights data published by Go Auto. In the first quarter of 2022, Toyota sold 58,507 cars, of which 32.5 percent (18,884 cars) are hybrids. Sales of Toyota hybrids alone outsell the to

At yesterday’s Dewan Rakyat sitting, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul avoided a question by Muar’s Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq on why the Malaysian-made Proton X70 was not used, but an imported Toyota Vellfire is selected instead. In answering an earlier question posed by Bayan Baru’s Member of Parliament Sim Tze Tzin, Zafrul defended the government’s decision to switch its official cars to Toyota Vellfires, saying that the Vellfire offers very good value for money. “The leasing cost spent fo

Over the last few weeks, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has been teasing an SUV in their 'Live Hybrid' promotional campaign. It looks a lot like a Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid, and confirming that is a teaser posted on Toyota Malaysia's Facebook page today. It's just one headlight for now, but the blue highlight on the fixture – a signature of the Corolla Cross Hybrid – is a tell-tale sign. Look closely and you can also spot the 'Corolla Cross' etching on the side. A registration of interest (ROI) page