In line with the Philippines government's announcement of tax deduction on hybrids and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), Toyota Motor Philippines and Lexus Philippines have announced new prices for their Japanese-produced hybrid models. The passage of Executive Order 62 sees a drop in tariffs on hybrids and PHEVs made in countries not covered by a free trade agreement. In the case of Toyota and Lexus, only hybrid models imported from Japan are seeing price reductions as hybrid models like the Corolla Cro

Toyota Vellfire sold poorly against the Alphard in the past 3 years There are rumours the model could be discontinued, absorbed into the next-gen Alphard, or soldier on Next-gen model could be launched in Japan by May 2023 Back in 2020 when Toyota decided to streamline all 4 of its sales channels into one synonymous dealer network in Japan, a few models exclusive to these dealers were culled. One of those models planned for discontinuation is the Toyota Vellfire. A favourite among Malaysian poli

The Toyota Alphard might be every aspiring important person’s favourite set of wheels but the loaf of luxury minivan is turning 7 years old in its current generation. Once the sales darling of Toyota, the Alphard is facing a slump in Japan as August sales data revealed that it had slipped out of the Top 20. Placing 22nd last month with 2,133 units sold, the reason for the Alphard’s slipping demand is due to the ongoing supply chain issue along with most dealers putting a hold on further orders f

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has updated the prices of its models in Malaysia, now with the sale and service tax (SST) added back in. The following table shows the updated prices with SST. Toyota prices with SST Model Prices w/o SST (RM) Price with SST (RM) Yaris 1.5J 69,576 73,800 Yaris 1.5E 75,479 83,800 Yaris 1.5G 82,475 87,600 Vios 1.5J 74,623 77,600 Vios 1.5E 82,593 85,600 Vios 1.5G 87,584 90,400 Vios GR-S 95,284 98,100 Corolla Altis 1.8E 128,888 130,888 Corolla Altis 1.8G 139,888 141,888 Camry

The Toyota Alphard is synonymous as a luxury vehicle. It is often seen as a symbol of wealth and used by executives to get from one meeting to another. So, it is not a strange sight to see an Alphard parked in a shopping mall valet parking or even a high-end office block. What is strange is seeing the Alphard all muddied as it tackles rough terrains. But that’s exactly what happened in Indonesia. A red Alphard has been going viral when photos of it manoeuvring through the rough terrain of South

Malaysia’s (and the rest of Asia’s) most loved status symbol wheels – the Toyota Alphard and Toyota Vellfire twins – have been updated for 2020. Both the Alphard’s and Vellfire’s list of safety features have been bumped up further with the addition of Toyota Safety Sense’s full suite of advanced driving aids (ADAS). It now comes with Pre-Collision System, Lane Departure Alert, Lane Tracing Assist, Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (with stop-go), automatic high beam, and accelerator pedal misapplicat