Toyota Hilux News in Malaysia

Toyota Motor Thailand has presented 12 units of the battery-electric 2024 Toyota Hilux Revo-e to Pattaya as part of the city's 'Decarbonised Sustainable City Project' that has sustainable mobility as one of its key pillars. Running from April 2024 to December 2025, this project will see the Hilux BEV serve as songthaews, or fixed-route share-taxis. They can fit more people than sedan taxis, and are a popular alternative for those looking at cheaper ways to move around the coastal city. In fact,

Sanjay

Apr 27, 2024

Blink and you will miss it. The Toyota Motor group (including Daihatsu and Hino) had just set a new sales record for its financial year ending March 2024, with 11,090,108 units sold, 5 percent higher than last year’s record of 10,558,230 units. Unlike other manufacturers, Toyota didn't make any grand announcement of its latest sales record. There was not even a single mention by Toyota that it had set a new sales record. In fact, the numbers were hidden in an obscure link to an Excel file. Toyot

Hans

Apr 26, 2024

Toyota Gazoo Racing Thailand (TGRT) has announced that several cars powered by synthetic e-fuels will be racing domestically this year, in a bid to promote carbon neutrality through motorsports. The models are the Toyota Yaris, Toyota Yaris Ativ (Vios for Malaysia), and the Toyota Corolla Altis – all of which will run on synthetic fuel. While the latter two models will take part in their respective One Make Races, the Yaris and Altis will go on to compete in the Thailand Super Series and Idemits

Sanjay

Apr 26, 2024

An all-new generation Toyota Hilux will be launching in 2025, reports Australia’s CarsGuide, quoting Toyota Australia's VP of Sales and Marketing, Sean Hanley, who said "You'll have to wait until '25." Australia is the second biggest right-hand drive market for the Toyota Hilux, after Thailand, where Australian market Hiluxes are made. No further details were shared, understandably, but the possibility of a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant was discussed. Adding a Hilux PHEV variant may be necessary

Hans

Apr 5, 2024

Toyota Motor Thailand has announced plans to start mass production of the Toyota Hilux BEV in Thailand by the end of 2025. Speaking to Reuters at the ongoing Bangkok International Motor Show, Mr. Noriaki Yamashita, President of Toyota Motor Thailand said "The Hilux (BEV) could be ready by the end of next year." However, he did not reveal where the vehicle would be produced. Also read: This is the all-electric Toyota Hilux Revo BEV Concept Underscoring the company’s commitment, Yamashita added To

Arvind

Mar 28, 2024

Toyota Thailand has launched the 2024 Toyota Hilux Revo GR Sport 'Wide Thread' to give its full name, which now succeeds the older model – launched in Thailand in 2021 – and ups the ante with more rugged styling, chassis improvements and more power. Taking its place as the flagship variant in Thailand, the GR Sport Wide Thread is priced at THB 1,499 million (~RM 197k). Also read: 224 PS/550 Nm Ranger Raptor-munching Toyota Hilux GR Sport to make SEA debut in the Philippines Starting with the pow

Arvind

Mar 21, 2024

The 2024 Toyota Hilux facelift will move into Australian showrooms in March 2024, with the market being the first in the world to sell the pick-up truck with its new hybrid powertrain. With its revamped aesthetic – first seen in Indonesia – that highlights a tougher front end, the main draw of the refreshed Hilux for Australia is its new 48-volt, mild-hybrid (MHEV) technology. It will be standard fitment to the higher-end variants for the market, namely the 4x4 Rogue and automatic SR5 double-cab

Sanjay

Feb 2, 2024

Indonesia is the world's first market to debut the 2024 Toyota Hilux facelift, with the latest updates focusing on both the exterior and interior. Most notably, prices haven't gone up for the lower E & G variants, but it's crept up a bit for the top-spec V. Here's how they stack up today: 2024 Toyota Hilux double cab price in ID Variant Price 2.4 E IDR 442.2 mil (~RM 133k) 2.4 G IDR 475.6 mil (~RM 143k) 2.4 V IDR 526.55 mil (up from IDR 525.1 mil) (~RM 158k, up from ~RM 157k) This series of upda

Sanjay

Feb 2, 2024

Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) a subsidiary commissioned to develop diesel engines for automobiles has become the latest offshoot in a series of certification scandals that have affected the larger Toyota Motor Corporation in recent months. A recent investigation revealed irregularities concerning power output certifications for 3 diesel engines found in 10 Toyota models, crucially the Toyota Hilux and Fortuner which are also sold in Malaysia. TICO scandal affected vehicles Model (Engine)

Arvind

Jan 29, 2024

If you want to see how polarized our world is, just mention these two words on the Internet – EVs and Toyota. Two opposing camps will march forward, ready to defend their faith. In one corner of the debate, you have the EV zealots. Theirs is a 'You are either with us or against us' message. They believe that hybrids are merely a tactic used by Toyota to delay a 100% transition to EVs. Make a down payment for an EV, plug it in to charge, and you are golden. At the other corner is the anti-EV resi

Hans

Jan 9, 2024