Over the weekend, we attended the Asia Klasika 2014, in Putrajaya. So what is this Asia Klasika supposed to be? For starters, it is much like Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance held in California, a col…
Toyota Launches All-new Deluxe Minivan in Japan
Toyota Motor Corporation today launched the all-new “Esquire” deluxe minivan, to be sold in Japan nationwide through “Toyota” and “Toyopet” dealers. The all-new Esq…
Lexus Launches All-new ‘RC F’ High-performance Coupe in Japan
Lexus’ all-new high-performance coupe, the “RC F”, went on sale on the 23rd of October in Japan, with prices1ranging from 9,530,000 yen to 10,300,000 yen (around RM289k to RM312k), i…
ECO: Toyota has sold 7 million units of hybrid worldwide to date
Toyota Motor Corporation announced that cumulative global sales of its hybrid vehicles has exceeded the 7 million unit mark as of September 30 reaching 7.053 million units. Toyota says that the compan…
Toyota to recall 1.75 million vehicles globally, Malaysia’s Lexus IS and LS models affected
Toyota has announced another global recall, where this time a total of 1.75 million vehicles are affected over brake issues and potential problems with the fuel pipe that may pose a fire risk. Various…
UMW Toyota updates the Corolla Altis 1.8G to replace 2.0G
Within ten months after the eleventh-generation Corolla Altis was unveiled in Malaysia, UMW Toyota has introduced updates for its C-segment saloon. The Corolla Altis 2.0G model has been replaced by th…
Toyota Dream Car Art Contest Winners Announced
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Japan recently held an award and closing ceremony of the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest for 31 finalists from 22 countries at Mega Web, TMC’s vehicle experience facility i…
Toyota Launches New ‘Ponam-31’ Sports Utility Cruiser
Yes, that is indeed a boat and not a car. But we have all been so synonymous with cars whenever we hear the name, Toyota. Toyota Motor Corporation today launched a new boat, the “Ponam-31”…
Toyota promotion awaits at 78 locations nationwide
UMW Toyota Motor today kicked off its sales campaign with attractive promotions and roadshows at 78 locations nationwide. Customers will be able to benefit from the great savings on offer with the opt…
Toyota’s Yaris Caught Testing for WRC in Belgium
A couple of folks caught the Toyota Yaris in action in Belgium. It seems that the Yaris might be Toyota’s return to the foray of World Rally Championship. TMG (Toyota Motorsport Gmbh), Toyota…
UMW Toyota opens new 3S centre in Langkawi
UMW Toyota Motor recently launched its upgraded sales centre and its new after-sales service centre in Langkawi, Kedah. The opening ceremony was attended by Datuk Takashi Hibi, Deputy Chairman of UMW …
Toyota ranked No.1 in Customer Service and Sales Satisfaction in 2014
UMW Toyota Motor was recently ranked number 1 in the Customer Service Index (CSI) and Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) categories according to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2014 Malaysia. According to Toy…
Toyota Continues to Support Safety Campaign in Japan
Toyota Motor Corporation will conduct its annual autumn traffic safety campaign from September 21 to October 31 to coincide with the Japanese government’s autumn nationwide campaign, which runs …
Toyota to showcase C-HR Concept in Paris
Toyota has released the first official images of its sporty compact crossover concept prior to its public debut at next month’s Paris Motor Show. Very few details are known about the cros…
Toyota teases new Compact Crossover bound for Paris Motorshow
Toyota does not have a crossover in its lineup, and apparently rivals such as Nissan, Mazda and Subaru are enjoying brisk sales of crossovers such as the Juke, Dualis/Qashqai, CX-5 and XV…but th…
Toyota’s New Type of Urban Mobility
The clean city of tomorrow will see personal electric mobility harmoniously connected to public transport systems. By sharing this vision, five partners － the City of Grenoble, France, its metropolita…
Annual Toyota Classics fundraising gala celebrates 25th anniversary
Toyota Classics celebrates its 25th anniversary this November with a philanthropic fundraiser featuring an envelope-pushing, highly prestigious classical music orchestra that boasts some of the best s…
Toyota Brings Advanced Automated Vehicle Technology to U.S. Roads
It’s not science fiction anymore. Toyota is putting the future of auto safety technology on display, including environment-mapping systems that can track objects on the road both day and night, 3D inf…
Toyota Launches Employee Driving Project in Australia
To inspire plans for future models and provide valuable training opportunities, Toyota Motor Corporation today began a project in which Toyota employees put themselves and vehicles to the test over va…
10-Millionth U.S.-built Camry given out in Toyota lucky draw!
While other car companies would have put a milestone car directly into a museum, Toyota United States decided that it was better to award it to a lucky employee via a random drawing. After all, these …