Toyota endured a painful Le Mans 24 Hours once again this year in which two of its TS050 Hybrids did not reach the chequered flag while the remaining car finished ninth. Hopes were high of a first Toyota win at Le Mans when the pole position-winning #7 TS050 Hybrid of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Stéphane Sarrazin led for the …

Toyota will start the 85th Le Mans 24 Hours from pole position after setting the fastest-ever lap of the Circuit de la Sarthe in the final qualifying sessions on Thursday evening. Kamui Kobayashi became the second Japanese driver to earn pole position with a lap of 3 mins 14.791 secs at 8.14pm during second qualifying in the #7 TS050 Hybrid …

Toyota and the Global Institute for Motor Sport Safety (Global Institute)* have launched a 4-year research project using Toyota’s Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) with the aim of enhancing safety in motorsports. The joint research project covers research on collisions involving not only closed-circuit race cars, but also rally cars, and possibly will include review of seat structures and …

As Hari Raya Aidilfitri gets closer, many people are busy doing their shopping to prepare for the festivities. Joining the Raya preparation rush, last weekend UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) held a special campaign called ‘Syoknya!!! Shopping Raya dengan Toyota’ in collaboration with the IOI City Mall. All customers who purchase their goods at participating outlet; HomePro and Parkson stand a …

The inaugural Vios Challenge will now see an expanded field of 40 cars taking the starting grid when the Toyota GAZOO Racing (TGR) Racing Festival kicks off in Penang this August. Interest among motor racing enthusiasts and teams for the Vios Challenge rapidly escalated as the series promised high-quality racing from its one-make formula run on purpose-built street circuits. Following …

Toyota invested in a startup called Cartivator which aims to bring a flying car by 2020. Probably in time for the Tokyo Olympics I foresee. Cartivator consists of young engineers including some from Toyota as well and they started developing a flying car called “Sky Drive” back in 2014 through crowdfunding. Check out the video below of their test flight. Although …

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is fast approaching and to make it an even more special occasion, drive home a brand Toyota vehicle today via UMW Toyota Motor’s Toyota Aidilfitri Drive Sales Promotion. During the promotion period, from June 1 to June 30, 2017 cash rebates of up to RM5,000 will be given for models such as the Toyota Corolla Altis, Camry, Sienta, …

Toyota plans to put parents and their children in the Camatte concept car in a drive to provide them hands-on driving experience at the upcoming International Tokyo Toy Show. Out of a desire to convey the joy and dreams of motor vehicles to the next generation and to encourage parents and children to become more familiar with cars, Toyota has …

Did you know that the GPS systems in Japan are slightly different compared to the rest of the world? While some may ask you for the GPS coordinates, the good thing about Japan is that all you need is the map code and you can get anywhere. Toyota wants to improve that even more. By showing you where all the …

In conjunction with the coming Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive season, UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd is offering customers great deals with its latest Toyota Ramadhan Drive sales promotion throughout the month of May. The promotion is available at all showroom throughout Malaysia. During the Toyota Ramadhan Drive sales promotion, attractive rebates are offered for all the models in the Toyota …

The Toyota GO 2017 roadshow got off to an exciting start in early April at Aeon Kinta City, Ipoh, and it continues on in the month of May. The event is UMW Toyota Motor’s way of ‘bringing the Toyota showroom to the public’ so that they can see and experience the latest range of Toyota passenger cars, SUVs, pick-ups and …

The idea of connected taxis has been somewhat realised in a way how Uber and Grab connect all of the cars through the smartphone application. Still relying on the smartphone alone may not necessarily work. Local players such as Katsana aim to bring better tracking to vehicles and have started to work with various private companies. In Japan, Toyota aims …

UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT) has opened the doors to the their newest Body & Paint Centre (B&P Centre) operated by Boulevard Jaya in Kuching, Sarawak. The new facility, which began operations at the end of last year, is located at the Pending Industrial Area and complements the Sales & Service Centre along Jalan Datuk Tawisli in Kuching. The official opening ceremony was …

Toyota plans to send two “Mirai” fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to China in October 2017 to conduct demonstration tests in the country. Coinciding with the start of these tests, Toyota will also establish a hydrogen station at TMEC, its Chinese research and development base. This isn’t the first which Toyota is trying out the Mirai. Testing is underway in California …

In connection with the revision of excise duties by Royal Malaysian Customs Department for MPVs below 1500cc to the previous duty rate of 60%, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has announced that the company will revise the prices of Toyota models involved effective immediately. Earlier last week, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department raised excise duties for MPVs below 1,500cc by 5%, effective …