UMW Toyota Motor has launched the 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross facelift in Malaysia, bringing with it aesthetic and technical improvements, as well as a simpler line-up. Prices are as below: Corolla Cross 1.8V - RM 133,800 Corolla Cross HEV - RM 140,800 Corolla Cross GR-S HEV - RM 148,800 What's new in the Corolla Cross facelift? Off the bat you'll note that the 1.8V is now the entry variant to the range, replacing the relatively barebones 1.8G of yore. This also leaves the 1.8V as the sole non-ele

As the 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross facelift readies for its Malaysian launch, new information by the marque's dealers has shed more light on the model's updated line-up, as well as its all-important pricing. Variant updates Per the estimated price list we sighted (dated 15-November 2024), it seems to confirm that the Corolla Cross 1.8G will be dropped. The new starting point will then be the Corolla Cross 1.8V, which also makes it the sole non-hybrid option in the range. Above the 1.8V will be the

UMW Toyota Motor has officially opened bookings for the new 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross facelift, featuring notable upgrades and the addition of a new GR Sport Hybrid variant. The new model is estimated to start from RM 140,000, marking a significant increase over the pre-facelift variants. Prices for the outgoing Toyota Corolla Cross models are as follows: 1.8G - RM 130,900 1.8V - RM 137,900 HEV - RM 143,000 GR Sport - RM 147,000 With the introduction of the GR Sport Hybrid, it remains unclear wh

If there’s one word to describe the Toyota Vios, it would be pedestrian. I must admit the current fourth-generation AC100 is the boldest-looking Vios but it is a car that will not stir up hearts and serves as a faultless transport. However, being a popular car does not mean that it has zero performance potential with Toyota Gazoo Racing Malaysia organizing a one-make race series featuring the Vios since 2017. Now in its seventh season, the Toyota Vios Challenge just completed its second round wi

Checks with several local dealers suggest that the 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross facelift will launch in Malaysia as early as next month, as they suggest that current variants of the popular SUV are selling fast. In fact, some dealers in the central region confirm that their stocks of the current Corolla Cross Hybrid have sold out, while some up north say that they still have the car on hand though inventories are thinning fast. To refresh, the currently-sold Corolla Cross comes in three pure-petrol

After August's high, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) saw a slight dip in performance in September 2024, with approximately 7,700 units sold across the Toyota and Lexus brands—a 9.4 percent decrease from the previous month’s 8,500 units. Year-to-date (YTD) sales now total approximately 72,000 units, though this is 5.9 percent lower than the 76,511 units recorded during the same nine month period last year. Three models—Toyota Vios, Hilux, and Corolla Cross—continue to be its strongest performers, account