UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has reported sales of over 17,000 units of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the first quarter of 2021. UMWT says that combined, the brands have approximately 12.1% share of the Malaysian market, and the Q1 2021 performance is 62% higher year-on-year.
The top selling models for UMWT were the Toyota Vios and Toyota Hilux; updated in October 2020, the latter continues to lead the pick-up truck market with around 56% share in Q1 2021. With the third-generation Honda Jazz now at the end of its lifecycle, the Toyota Yaris has assumed leadership of the non-national hatchback segment, with an estimated market share of 73% in the first quarter.
Both the Yaris and its Vios sedan sister were facelifted in December 2020. Now with a sporty GR-S (GR Sport) flagship variant, the updated Vios range found 5,600 new owners since its launch late last year. UMWT says that “the appeal of this model is expected to increase,” and the Vios Challenge one-make-race series – now in its fourth season – has created a dynamic impression of the B-segment sedan.
Toyota has been a busy company of late – it also introduced the facelifts of the Innova MPV and Fortuner SUV in February. That was followed by the debut of the Corolla Cross last month.
A new B/C-segment crossover, the Corolla Cross was launched in two 1.8L variants (G and V), imported from Thailand. The CBU units have all been spoken for, but UMWT says that it will continue order-taking for CKD locally assembled units, which will be available for delivery “towards Q4 2021”. Another sold out car is the GR Yaris rally-bred hot hatch, which was launched along with the Vios/Yaris in December.
The Hari Raya festive season is just around the corner now, and UMWT will be running the ‘Countless Rewards’ promo as a further incentive for you to buy a new car before the SST exemption period ends on June 30. The company also has its EZ Beli financing scheme offering low monthly instalments.
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Q4? thats half a year more… hahaha what kind of planning is this?
Up to them but more testing for CKD car is important, with needed more time, before launching here to ensure quality is proven.
Underpromise overdeliver, at least if they deliver early you will be satisfied. Unlike our government promise all tak jadi.
More like underpromise underdeliver. At least our government is better.
Really dont get it why pipu buy the Corolla Cross, when cheaper & powerer X50 is better …
X50 can’t compare with this. Space for this is quite bigger and both segment are different
locals needed to be more syukur & patriotik ..sapott proton x50. what u can do for country
Support for years but they were playing drift car
Different people have different priorities that they need in car.
Bcos X50 is still a proton/china car vs Toyota/Japan. Diff brand perception & status for Malaysian.
Ya, Malaysian willing to pay RM30k more for the car badge.
When they are selling so few cars, a 62% jump is not a lot in reality. Toyota bosses still smoking somethin strong.
Toyota also never expected that a crap like Corolla Cross can have such a good response. They have under estimated the power of die hard fans!
Tahniah
Fuyoh!
Syabas toyota. Kipidap
Toyota cars sold like hot pisang goreng, and breaking sales record. Malaysia economy is in pinky-health. Evidently, rakyat has plenty of money to buy new luxury cars.
Come Hari Raya, there will be more car sales!
Yes, the CKD Corolla Cross would boost an impressive local component percentage as evident by Vios and Yaris.
But why limit UMW’s AP permits now? Won’t the high level of tax be beneficial for our economy today?
Bring it on
lexus? barely see any
Ipoh a lot Lexus on the road
Toyota all the way. Harrier incoming
Nobody want the rubbish harrier.
TYT Hilux with 56% market shares
All are 4×4, none 4×2 sold.
It deserves the spot, better interior than the C segment SUV
Flagship spec Also have AEB, ACC
Yaw control, etc… RM150k berbaloi
Wow..Nice. Kudos Toyota
I dont have problem with Toyota, I love them. In fact, I own 1 of their latest model. This Corolla Cross has cheap features here and there. ACC is not unti stop, old meter panel design, no EPB, no auto-hold, torsion beam rear suspension. U can compare side-by-side with Altis G-spec. But, Cross has rear USB port!!
” All toyota cross CBU sold off ” “CKD start delivery Q4” Mean the Corolla Spec V launch in July will be CKD? And only be deliver in Q4? Haiya… if Q4 only delivered? Better tell properly to customer who book the V spec since march that end of the year only can get car.
very nice
So Honda behind Toyota?I remember reading Perodua no1, Proton sales jump so high but still no2.So Toyota no1 other than national car?
CBU Corolla Cross sold out
How many units they have ? 50 ? 60 ?
Still so hot selling despites it is using CVT transmission ?!