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  2024 Toyota Corolla Cross facelift reveal in Thailand on Feb 8 – slimmer grille, headlights from JDM model

  5 February 2024 / 15 comments

  The Toyota Corolla Cross is pretty popular in these parts, so any update is going to make us sit up and notice. Which is just as well, because the facelifted version of the SUV will […]

   

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  2024 Toyota Hilux facelift gets 48V mild-hybrid 2.8 litre turbodiesel powertrain – 6-10% better efficiency

  2 February 2024 / 5 comments

  Toyota has unveiled the facelifted Hilux which now gets a mild-hybrid powertrain for selected 4X4 double-cab variants in Australia, in addition to styling updates for the ubiquitous pick-up truck model. According to Toyota Australia, the […]

   

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  Japanese transport ministry raids Toyota Industries plant following the disclosure of testing irregularities

  31 January 2024 / 4 comments

  Toyota may have reported a record-breaking year in 2023, where it sold 11.2 million vehicles globally to cement its position as the world’s top car manufacturer, but trouble continues to brew behind the scenes for […]

   

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  Toyota is world’s top-selling automaker for fourth year running – 11.2 million units sold in 2023 is new record

  30 January 2024 / 3 comments

  Having sold a record 11.2 million vehicles in 2023, Toyota retained its position as the world’s top-selling automaker for the fourth successive year, finishing well above second-placed Volkswagen Group, which saw sales increasing by 12% […]

   

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  Toyota Vios, Veloz recall – letter to owners sighted; rectification for upper front shock absorber nut

  30 January 2024 / 12 comments

  A letter appearing to have been sent to an owner of a Toyota Vios in Malaysia has been sighted on the Toyota Vios 3rd & 4th Gen Community Facebook page, shared to the group by […]

   

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  Toyota stops shipment of 10 diesel models, including Hilux, Fortuner – output tests used non-standard ECUs

  29 January 2024 / 8 comments

  It’s one thing after another. In the wake of Daihatsu’s safety test scandal comes news of irregularities that occurred during certification testing of a number of Toyota diesel engines. This has come to light following […]

   

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  Daihatsu Cast and Toyota Pixis Joy kei cars recalled for defective power door locks – 322,740 units affected

  24 January 2024 / 1 comment

  Several days after receiving a rectification order from Japan’s ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism (MLIT), Daihatsu has issued a recall for the Cast and Toyota Pixis Joy. Previously, both models were reported to […]

   

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  Daihatsu safety scandal – rectification order issued for Gran Max, TownAce, Bongo; Perodua not affected

  16 January 2024 / 9 comments

  Daihatsu has announced it has had three vehicle type approvals (VTAs) revoked by Japan’s ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism (MLIT) following its safety testing scandal. The VTAs are necessary for the mass production […]

   

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  2024 Toyota GR Yaris minor change debuts – 8AT option, 32 PS/30 Nm extra, new driver-focussed cabin

  12 January 2024 / 15 comments

  The Toyota GR Yaris has received a minor change, and the ‘evolved’ car has been unveiled at the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon, four years after the rally-bred hatchback first surfaced at the tuner show. The […]

   

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  UMW Toyota Motor sold 10,402 vehicles in December 2023 – 108,107 units for whole year; 7% YoY growth

  5 January 2024 / 10 comments

  UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has announced it delivered 10,402 vehicles in December 2023, compromising 10,079 units of Toyotas and 323 units of Lexus vehicles. With this, the company’s final sales tally for the whole of […]

   

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  Toyota Rush seven-seat SUV discontinued in Malaysia

  4 January 2024 / 30 comments

  The Toyota Rush has been discontinued for the Malaysian market, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has confirmed to paultan.org. The seven-seater SUV has been taken off the UMWT website, over five years since the model was […]

   

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  UMW Toyota in 2024 – bZ4X EV launching in Malaysia; Yaris Cross, Prius and Hilux Champ pick-up truck too?

  3 January 2024 / 20 comments

  UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) started 2023 with a bang by launching five GR models simultaneously in February, including the GR Corolla, GR86, Corolla Cross GR Sport, Hilux GR Sport and GR Supra with a six-speed […]

   

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  Toyota, Honda, Isuzu, Mitsubishi to invest RM20 billion in Thailand for EV production, including pick-up trucks

  26 December 2023 / 10 comments

  Four major Japanese automakers will invest 150 billion baht (about RM20 billion) in electric vehicle (EV) production in Thailand over the next five years. This was revealed by Chai Watcharong a spokesperson for the country’s […]

   

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  2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado – first 1,000 units for Germany sold out in just 30 minutes of order taking

  26 December 2023 / 14 comments

  The all-new Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (250 Series) is off to roaring start in Europe, as it took just 30 minutes for the initial allocation of 1,000 units to be snapped up in Germany. Reservations […]

   

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  Daihatsu ‘procedural irregularities’ – UMW Toyota Motor issues statement, working to address the matter

  22 December 2023 / 29 comments

  Earlier this week, on December 20, Daihatsu announced that it would temporarily suspend shipments of all vehicles it developed that are currently being produced in Japan and overseas markets. The move came after the automaker […]

   

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