TopMark, UMW Toyota Motor’s division offering quality pre-owned vehicles, will be rebranded as Toyota TopMark from this month onwards. The move reflects the new focus on offering quality Toyota Certified Pre-Owned cars and Hybrid cars which has been one of the strengths of the division since being established in 2000. “While there is a new name, Toyota TopMark maintains the …

All ye boy-racers take note! In conjunction with the first-ever Vios Challenge that was held in Malaysia this month (August 12 & 13 at Batu Kawan, Penang), UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT) has prepared a special edition of the Toyota Vios. The special edition, called the Toyota Vios Sports Edition, will be available only for a limited period of time while …

With the aim of accelerating joint research and development of artificial intelligence technologies in mobility-related fields, such as automated driving technology, Toyota Motor Corporation and Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN) agreed to an additional Toyota investment in PFN. The investment will amount to 10.5 billion yen (around RM407million), and Toyota will acquire stock in PFN through the allocation of new shares to a …

The public will soon be able to view the upcoming all-new Toyota C-HR compact SUV when UMW Toyota Motor starts displaying the model at selected showrooms and other venues in Peninsular Malaysia from next month onwards. The C-HR will be on display at the Toyota GAZOO Racing (TGR) Racing Festival on 12 and 13 August at Batu Kawan Stadium, Penang. …

Toyota says that they are currently in production engineering stage of a new type of battery for vehicles, a solid state battery. Production engineering, back in my days when I was working at a Japanese factory in Malaysia meant that the product is out of development and prototype and is currently being tested on a test product line. Mostly to …

It’s going to be a heck of a race come 12th & 13th August over in Batu Kawan, Penang for 24 motor-racing enthusiasts who graduated yesterday from the Vios Challenge Racing School. Having completed a compulsory introductory course where professional trainers imparted such fundamentals as race and safety protocols, advanced car handling techniques and maintaining proper race driving lines, the …

With growing excitement in anticipation of the upcoming Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Vios Challenge next month, interest in the Toyota Vios has also been growing. For Vios fans and enthusiasts who are now thinking about owning a sportier Vios, well good news because UMW Toyota Motor will soon offer a special version of the Vios known as the Toyota Vios …

Motor racing fans shouldn’t miss the opportunity to witness the Vios Challenge race in Penang on August 12th and 13th as it has been touted to be the most thrilling and frenzied races ever. Apart from featuring luminaries such as Keifli Othman, Boy Wong, Kenny Lee, James Veerapan, Syafiq Ali, Mark Darwin, Mitchel Cheah, Rocky Seow, Akina Teo and Tengku Djan …

In conjunction with the Hari Raya celebrations, UMW Toyota Motor is inviting you to come join the festivities at its Open House, happening at all Toyota showrooms nationwide from 14 to 16 July (9am to 6pm). The event provides the public with an opportunity to view and experience the latest Toyota models available in Malaysia. Depending on location, there will be a variety …

We won’t blame you if you’ve mistaken the car above as the new Toyota Camry but trust us, it isn’t. What you’re looking at is actually the Daihatsu Altis. That’s not a typo… Now fully owned by Toyota, Daihatsu has basically rebadged the Toyota Camry to sell it as Daihatsu… Altis. It is now on sale at its home market – the same time …

Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA) is celebrating the official opening of its new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas. This is Toyota’s new corporate campus that is part of their overall $10billion investment into North America. “The opening of our new headquarters in Plano is an extraordinary next step in Toyota’s 60-year journey in the United States,” said Jim Lentz, …

Everyone here in Malaysia is eagerly awaiting for Toyota’s latest C-HR SUV and whilst Honda is busy capturing more market share with the HRV and BRV models, Toyota still hasn’t indicated any firm plans here in Malaysia yet. Elsewhere in Japan, the C-HR is enjoying brisk sales with Toyota selling more than 79,000 units in the first half of 2017. …

Toyota has kicked off production of the 2018 Camry at the company’s Kentucky facility where it’s been produced since 1988. The eighth generation Camry will set the benchmark in the mid-size sedan segment. It is the first vehicle in the U.S designed and manufactured with Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). TNGA will improve performance of all models, including increased fuel …

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 …