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

While Malaysians are still reeling from the all-new Toyota Vios’ higher starting price than its popular predecessor, up north in Thailand, buyers are gladly accepting the fourth-generation sedan in stride. According to sales data compiled by Autolife Thailand, a total of 18,242 units of the Toyota Yaris Ativ, which is what the Vios is called in the Land of Smiles, were sold in the first quarter of 2023. The Vios’ Thai twin held a 60.9% market share in the country’s B-sedan segment thanks to stro

Exciting times ahead for the Perodua-Daihatsu-Toyota alliance, and it’s not just limited to the next-gen Perodua Myvi and Toyota Yaris, as the same report from OtoDriver claims that a SUV version of the Yaris is also coming. In case you've missed it, a recent report from OtoDrive claims that the next-gen Toyota Yaris will sit on the DNGA platform. Thus, it's not too far-fetched to say that the DNGA Yaris will be a sister model to the next-gen Myvi. Also Read: Next-gen 2023 Toyota Yaris will be a

Assuming that the government does not extend the current sales tax (SST) exemption for locally-assembled (CKD) passenger cars, prices are set to increase after 30-June 2022, after which the 10 percent SST resumes. However, the new SST inclusive price will not simply return to pre-pandemic levels, but higher. The Ringgit is now trading at RM 4.40 to 1 US Dollar, its weakest since the ‘98 Asian Financial Crisis. Also read: Post-SST: Car prices to increase more than before, higher than previous Jun

After March's Season 4 opener, the Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Challenge once again returned to Sepang International Circuit over the weekend (23- to 25-October 2021). Just like it was seven months ago, there were no shortage of unbridled, door-to-door racing. Race Classes The Vios Challenge consists of four classes of racing: Rookie Class, featuring five graduates from the Gazoo Racing Young Talent Development Program Promotional Class, fielding 10 local celebrities Sporting Class, for amateur dri

Back in 1993, the most preferred body-type for a car was a saloon. The Proton Persona debuted, and back then, we knew it as the Proton Wira. The Wira was known as the Persona in UK. Alongside the Wira, the Satria was called the Persona Compact, and the Putra was the Persona Coupe. For 2 generations, the Persona was a C-segment saloon. Things were revamped in 2016, and the Persona name was redesignated to an Iriz-based B-segment sedan. A lot has changed over 27 years, but the Persona remains an a