UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) announced yesterday that it sold 7,345 units of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in April 2024, with Toyota-badged models contributing 7,213 units, while the imported-from-Japan only Lexus contributed 132 units. Year-to-date, the company sold 30,789 units in the first four months. The company didn’t share its sales numbers for March 2024, but figures compiled by RHB Investment Bank put it at 9,688 units. That’s a that month-on-month, UMWT’s sales had dropped by 25 percent, but t

The 2023 Honda Civic (FE) remains unfettered in besting the Toyota Corolla Altis in Thailand, as it once bested its rival in the country's April 2023 sales figures. Data shared by Autolifethailand.tv shows Honda sold 1,227 units of the Civic in April, while Toyota moved only 374 units of the Corolla Altis. In a distant third is the Mazda 3, having sold only 117 cars. This simulatenously means the Civic maintains a heady lead over its nearest competitors there in the year's first quarter; with 5,

UMW Toyota Motor, the Malaysian distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, ended the month with their highest-ever sales for a first quarter. In March 2023, the company registered 9,026 units for Toyota and 110 units for Lexus, totaling 9,136 units sold, compared to February's 9,297 units. Total year-to-date sales registered for March 2023 stood at 25,219 units, a positive increase of 12% from this time last year (22,447 units in March 2022). This comes off the back of the launch of the all new 2

Upon the launch of the new 2022 Proton X70 MC, the biggest change is the new, downsized turbocharged 1.5-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine. Codenamed 3G15TD, the new engine replaces the long-serving 1.8-litre engine in all variants barring the range-topping Proton X70. Also Read: Compared: New 3 cylinder 1.5T engine in 2022 Proton X70 vs old 1.8T 4 cylinder So why did Proton swap out the trusty 1.8-litre for a smaller 1.5-litre engine? The short and simple answer is that the 1.8-litre engine is al

Singapore will be the next market for the all-new 2022 Honda Civic (FE), with its virtual launch in the island state scheduled to take place on 8.30 pm this Thursday, 12-August 2021. They'll be the second country to launch it in the ASEAN region, just under a week behind Thailand, which introduced the 11th-generation Civic last Friday. Also read: From RM 122k, all-new 2022 Honda Civic FE launched in Thailand, Sensing for all variants What do we know so far? We know that the all-new Civic will be

After much teasing, the 2020 Toyota Vios facelift has just been launched in the Philippines. The launch was done virtually over Toyota Motor Philippines' official Facebook page. The facelifted Toyota Vios receives a cleaner, sleeker new front face, that is reminiscent of its bigger siblings, the Corolla Altis and Camry. The new foglamp design also gets tucked neatly down at the front bumper. All else about the Vios' exterior remains the same, even the wheel design. For the first time in a Vios,