Following Perodua’s sales growth for the month of October, UMW is on another roll with its other automotive segment, UMW Toyota (UMWT) posting positive sales in the same month.

According to a statement, UMWT has sold 6,468 units in October. This is a 15.4% increase from the 5,605 units that were sold in the previous month.

This gives the total number of Toyota units sold in the first 10 months of 2020 to 43,807 units, which are on track to reach its revised sales target of 53,000 units for the year.

Combined with the Perodua sales, UMW has said that the group’s automotive market share is estimated at 58% in October, a significant increase from the 51.4% registered in 2019.

The top 3 best-selling Toyota models for October were the Vios, Yaris, and Hilux. The Yaris has been consistently taking the No.1 spot in the non-national hatchback segment ever since its launch in April 2019.

Speaking of, the new facelifted 2021 Toyota Yaris is currently available for booking ahead of its December launch with plenty of interesting features like Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support, a wireless charger, and Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) ADAS.

Will this facelift continue the Yaris’ popularity among Malaysians?