Commenters were very swift in asking for 'UMWT to bring in' the Toyota Corolla Cross GR Sport into Malaysia, when the eponymous model debuted in Taiwan. A couple of years since then, that wish is now true as it adds to our ever-expanding GR umbrella. It's no 'full-GR' model – that's the race-bred GR Yaris, GR Corolla, GR86, and GR Supra's game – but the GR Sport line is meant to carry some of that genealogy to cars people like you and me drive to work. Also read: Its name is not Supra, but Toyot

If you "seek performance-engineered models from Toyota" then read up: UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) will be introducing several GR and GR Sport models in Malaysia this year, pairing them with the organising of driving clinics, experiences, and activities to make it a full experience for owners. Naturally this means a guessing game of what's to come. Off the top of our heads, two models pop: we expect the Toyota Corolla Cross GR Sport and the Toyota Hilux GR Sport to be among this year's headliners. Al

Last week, Geely Auto, not to be confused with parent company Geely Holding which owns the Volvo Car Group, announced that it will no longer merge with Volvo Car. Instead, both Geely Auto and Volvo Car will remain separate (but still operating under the umbrella of Geely Holding), but will instead work together on specific electric vehicles- and driverless car-related projects. In layman’s terms, it means that the Swedes at Volvo Cars and Chinese at Geely Auto will continue to do their own thing

Alongside a slew of launches which include the locally-assembled (CKD) BMW X7 and the all-new BMW 430i Coupe M Sport, MINI Malaysia has launched the new CKD 2021 MINI Countryman facelift. Just like its pre-facelift model, the MINI Countryman facelift is assembled locally (CKD) at the Inokom plant in Kulim, Kedah. There are two variants available, the petrol-powered Countryman S and the Countryman SE plug-in hybrid (PHEV) with prices shown below (excluding SST which is valid until 30-June 2021).

Earlier today, Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) launched the 2021 Volvo XC40 T5 Recharge, essentially a plug-in hybrid version of the regular XC40 T5 AWD. In terms of pricing, the new model is roughly RM 10k more than the non-hybrid version, coming in at RM 241,997. The regular XC40 T5 AWD is priced from RM 231,651. Both prices are inclusive of the Government's Penjana sales tax incentive and are valid till 30-June 2021. Prices Model Price (RM) XC40 T5 AWD 231,651 XC40 T5 Recharge 241,997 So, what does

Ever since its launch in July, the Toyota Corolla Cross has been making some waves around South East Asia. While we wait for the crossover's imminent arrival here, it has scored a 5-star rating. The Corolla Cross's overall score of 88.61 points means that it even scores higher than the Proton X50 which has a score of 84.26 points! The reason for this could be seen in the frontal impact test results. The Corolla Cross offers better protection for the front occupants than the X50 according to the