News - Autos Toyota

Toyota aims to make self-driving e-Palette a just-in-time mo...

22 December 2020

TOYOTA CITY: Toyota announced today that its e-Palette electric autonomous car will provide just-in-time mobility service that "go to where it is needed, when needed, and on time"....

Latvala succeeds Makinen at head of Toyota rally team

22 December 2020

PARIS: Jari-Matti Latvala is replacing fellow Finn Tommi Makinen as team principal at Toyota Gazoo Racing, the World Rally Championship (WRC) team announced. Makinen, who won th...

Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival 2021 announced

18 December 2020

PETALING JAYA: An all-new season of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival kicks off in January 2021 and a new format has been introduced which offers three racing series - the ever popu...

Toyota GR Yaris launched at RM299K

17 December 2020

PETALING JAYA: The Toyota GR Yaris, a competition-built WRC car refined for the road, made its local debut today. Priced at RM299,000, (excluding road tax and comprehensive insu...

Refreshed Toyota Vios and Yaris arrive

17 December 2020

PETALING JAYA: UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd today launched the facelifted Vios and Yaris. Both locally assembled models have been well received since their launch in 2019, with more...

Toyota debuts new GR Yaris, Yaris and Vios

17 December 2020

PETALING JAYA: UMW Toyota Motor today launched the new Vios and Yaris. At the same time, it also rolled out a sports package for the Vios as well as the true-blue performance ha...

Toyota's Corona — still a coveted classic despite the name

09 December 2020

FRANKFURT: The name is on the tip of everyone's tongue and yet hardly anyone remembers the car they once called Corona. The moniker stands for one of the worst viruses the world...

Toyota unveils new fuel cell car in fresh push on hydrogen t...

09 December 2020

TOKYO: Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp put its revamped Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car, with 30% greater range, on sale today in a fresh push to promote zero-emission technology amid growi...

Toyota and Hino explore fuel-cell tech for light commercial ...

08 December 2020

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp and Hino Motors will be entering a collaboration to build a light-duty fuel-cell commercial truck.From 2021 onwards, the hydrogen-powered trucks - along w...

Toyota to preview all-new battery electric SUV in 2021

08 December 2020

BRUSSELS: Toyota announced Monday that it will preview a brand-new model for its European Battery Electric line-up - a mid-sized battery-electric SUV based on the forthcoming e-TNG...

Toyota joins new grouping to promote hydrogen propulsion

07 December 2020

TOKYO: Toyota has joined the Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A), a new organisation that promotes global collaboration and the formation of a hydrogen supply chain in the field. ...

Some Toyota Hilux and Fortuner units recalled over flawed br...

02 December 2020

SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd is recalling a number of Toyota Hilux and Fortuner units over the issue of faulty brake boosters. Based on the information received from Toyo...

Toyota launches new Mirai, promising better performance and ...

01 December 2020

UPDATE: The new Toyota Mirai was launched in Japan on Dec 9, 2020. BRUSSELS: A year after presenting its prototype at the Tokyo Autoshow, Toyota is launching its new-generation...

Toyota develops foot-operated sanitizer stand

27 November 2020

TOYOTA CITY: Toyota announced the release of the Shodoku Taishi, a foot-operated sanitizer stand that will be available through Toyota dealers nationwide in Japan, starting Dec 1, ...

Order books open for refreshed Toyota Vios, estimated prices...

16 November 2020

SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor has announced that its order books have opened for its refreshed Vios at all authorised Toyota showrooms nationwide. The enhanced Vios is available i...

Toyota Crown sedan may morph into an SUV

16 November 2020

TOKYO: If a car model doesn't meet sales target, its days are numbered - or it could switch bodystyle. That's what Toyota is planning to do to the luxury Crown sedan, according ...

Tesla worth more, but Toyota gets carmaking, says Akio Toyod...

06 November 2020

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp might be losing to Tesla Inc in terms of market value, but don’t underestimate the fact that the Japanese manufacturer has built more than 100 million cars...

UMWT records 6,468 unit sales in October

04 November 2020

KUALA LUMPUR: UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT), a subsidiary of UMW Holdings Bhd, sold 6,468 units in October 2020, an increase of 15.4 per cent from the 5,605 units it sold in September. ...

New Toyota Yaris order books open

02 November 2020

SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor has opened the order books for the newly styled Yaris that boasts of added sportiness, dynamism, safety, convenience and connectivity. The Yaris is s...

Toyota recalling 5.84 million vehicles for fuel pump issue

29 October 2020

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp announced it has expanded a worldwide fuel pump recall to a total of 5.84 million vehicles for a defect that could cause the part to fail. The largest J...