UMW Toyota Motor has opened the doors to its latest full-fledge comprehensive 3S (sales, service and spare-parts) in Kulai, Johor, to cater for the increasing number of Toyota vehicles in the Southern…
UMW Toyota launches ‘Fantastic Rewards’ sales campaign
In conjunction with the Toyota Fantastic Rewards sales campaign which kick starts this month, UMW Toyota will be offering great deals for its most popular models. Headlining the promotion is the 0.68%…
Lexus to Showcase the F Sport Version of New ‘RC’ Coupe
Lexus will display the “F Sport” grade of the new “RC” coupe at the 84th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland from March 4 through 16*. The vehicle is scheduled for launch the second…
Toyota Extends Partnership in Indonesia
Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC’s) vehicle production subsidiary in Indonesia, PT. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN), announced during a groundbreaking ceremony today for its new engine pla…
Toyota teases with the Aygo, to debut in Geneva
Toyota has revealed this first teaser image of the all-new Aygo city car before it makes its world premiere at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. Toyota hasn’t disclosed any information about the new c…
Toyota to Begin Wireless Vehicle Charging System Verification Testing [+video]
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that it will begin verification testing of its newly developed wireless battery charging system for vehicles with an electrified powertrain, such as plug-in hy…
Toyota Eco Youth is Back!
The Toyota Eco Youth (TEY) programme marks another year of environmental activities for 16 participating schools nationwide. Now in its 14th year, this year UMW Toyota Motor announced an increase in t…
UMW Toyota recalls 1.8 variant Prius
UMW Toyota Motor has announced that they will be conducting a special service campaign for Prius 1.8 variant sold in Malaysia concerning a certain software characteristic used to control the boost con…
Toyota to End Production in Australia by End of 2017
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd. (TMCA), its production and sales subsidiary in Australia, decided today to end Toyota vehicle and engine production in Austra…
Toyota Engineer builts a Hybrid sports car during spare time [+ Video]
Apparently it is good for those people working in the automotive sector to build something special during their spare time. The Honda race cars that raced in endurance races in Sepang was built by the…
Toyota Cumulative Vehicle Production Passes 150 Million Mark in Japan
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that on December 5, 2013 its cumulative vehicle production in Japan surpassed 150 million* units. The milestone took 78 years and 5 months to reach, and began …
Toyota Launches Fully Redesigned ‘Voxy’ and ‘Noah’ Minivans in Japan
The Alphards and Vellfires dominate the market here when it comes to luxury vans especially the ones from Toyota. We still do see Estimas as well running about the streets as well. Now in Japan, Toyot…
Worldwide Sales of Toyota Hybrids Top 6 Million Units
Toyota Motor Corporation announces that cumulative global sales of its hybrid vehicles topped the 6 million unit mark as of December 31, 2013, reaching 6.072 million units1. The latest million-unit mi…
Toyota gallops toward success with the new Toyota Vios
Right after its launch in late 2013, the third generation of Malaysia’s best-selling non-national car, the Toyota Vios has been a tremendous sales success for Toyota. With over 20,000 orders rec…
Daring Toyota Coupe Concept Debuts at 2014 Detroit Show
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that its daringly designed new sports coupe concept, the “Toyota FT-1”*1, made its world premiere at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the…
The New Lexus Performance Coupe
Lexus will unveil the aggressive new Lexus “RC F” performance coupe at the North American International Auto Show on January 14. The RC F’s styling highlights the vehicle’s optimum high-speed stabilit…
The all-new Toyota Corolla Altis revealed, starts at RM114K-138K
UMW Toyota Motor announced the confirmed price of the All-New Toyota Corolla Altis effective Jan 2, 2014. Below is the summary of the On-The Road (OTR) price for All-New Toyota Corolla Altis (all vari…
Toyota & BMW Joint Sports Car Project is On!
Fresh from the success of Toyota’s collaboration with Subaru, Toyota is set to replicate this success with German marque, BMW, to joint develop a sports car. Earlier in June 2012, both firms s…
Toyota Traffic Tots Marks Its Second Year of Success
The road safety lessons in the Toyota Traffic Tots programme, which is one of the three corporate social responsibility pillars of UMW Toyota Motor, concluded recently when the participating Smart Rea…
Paul Walker on the Lexus LFA [+video]
A video of the late Paul Walker being interviewed regarding the Lexus LFA was recently released and published online. A quick search on Lexus’ official channel doesn’t reveal the video so …