4th Generation Vios Teased by UMW Toyota Motor - Now with Fastback styling and a Camry styled grille - Also Open for Booking at all Toyota Showrooms in Malaysia

UMW Toyota Motor will launch the all-new 4th generation Toyota Vios with new, enhanced specifications and upgraded features offer customers greater value. According to the company,the all-new Toyota Vios will be enhanced with improved performance and quicker acceleration too. It is now open for booking beginning 24th February 2023. Orders can be placed at all authorized Toyota showrooms nationwide.  They have also included teaser pics which you will see below. But that said, if you just head over to the Toyota Thailand website, which I link here, and below so you can see that it is basically the Yaris Ativ over there and you can see how the new Vios will look like.

CARSOME Launches the CARSOME Service Center with two service centers located in Petaling Jaya and Ampang

Yesterday, the integrated car e-commerce platform CARSOME has ventured into the after-sales car service market with the launch of CARSOME Service Center. Currently operating two service outlets, he company has commenced operations of two CARSOME Service Centers in Petaling Jaya and Ampang. Car owners can book an appointment for an initial inspection through CARSOME’s website. So now, aside from catering to its pre-owned car buyers, CARSOME Service Centre can also serve anyone looking for worry-free car maintenance, and those looking for a trusted car maintenance partner upon expiry of their principal warranty period.

UMW Toyota Motor and GAZOO Racing Malaysia launches five new GAZOO Racing models comprising three GR and two GR Sport variants - the GR Supra, GR Corolla, GR86, Hilux GR Sport and Corolla Cross GR Sport

UMW Toyota Motor and GAZOO Racing Malaysia today, for the first time ever in the history of specialty model launches, launched five new GAZOO Racing models comprising three GR and two GR Sport variants consisting of the all-new GR Supra (pictured below), GR Corolla (pictured above), GR86, Hilux GR Sport and Corolla Cross GR Sport. So three actual performance models and two, which are regular Toyota models with GR parts plastered onto them. 

HINO and Mara Liner officially opens a new service outlet in Bandar Muadzam Shah

 

On the 16 February 2023 Hino Motors Sales (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (Hino) officially opened its new Hino Approved Service Outlet (HASO) in Bandar Muadzam Shah, Pahang, under the company’s dealer development program. The partner dealer involved is Mara Liner Sdn Bhd (MLSB). A familiar name in Malaysia, MLSB is wholly owned by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) and it specialises in public transport, logistics services, and bus services to all states in Peninsular Malaysia.

isuzu Malaysia updates the Isuzu D-Max range for 2023

Yesterday, Isuzu Malaysia introduced the 2023 Isuzu D-Max range which has received a number of updates for the model year. Notable changes is the introduction of new body colours for the flagship 3.0liter X-Terrain and 3.0liter and 1.9liter Premium variants including a new Islay Gray Mica . Both variants also benefit from a new shade of white – Dolomite White Pearl which has a more lustrous sheen than the previous Silky PearlWhite. Now, there is also Biarritz Blue Metallic replacing the Sapphire Blue, available primarily with the Automatic Premium, 1.9liter Auto Plus and 1.9liter Automatic Standard variants.

Naza Italia Presents the 2023 Maserati Levante GT Hybrid

Naza Italia has introduced the 2023 Levante GT Hybrid for the Malaysian market today. The Italian luxury SUV is Maserati's most urban, minimal and contemporary styled SUVwith variant specific trimming.  The GT hybrid trims have been developed not only to meet all customers’ requirements and expectations, but also to epitomise the various over-arching themes of the Maserati range which must highlight innovation, performance and design. This is the result of the synergy between the Centro Stile Maserati and the Product Development Team, focusing on research into materials, design cues and dedicated features. All of this comes at a price of RM738,000.00 including local duties and taxes, but before customization options, and insurance.

Production for the new EQS at Mercedes-Benz Production Plant in Pekan, Pahang - The EQS 500 4MATIC now priced from RM648,888

Today the 15h of February, the first-all electric Mercedes-EQ built in Malaysia has been successfully launched in Mercedes-Benz production plant in Pekan, Pahang. Now locally assembled (CKD or completely knocked down) for the Malaysian market, the new 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS will be available in a more powerful EQS 500 4MATIC, from mid-March 2023 onwards. The luxury flagship fully electric sedan has a 330 kW rated output thanks to the new dual electric motor and comes with an extensive range of up to 696km according to WLTP (amended from 695km because of a typo and 1km in difference is a huge difference that it will disrupt the space and time continuum) . This makes the EQS 500 4MATIC, the best in its class.

The All-New Generation of the Perodua Axia city compact car has been launched - More Space...now closer in size to the Myvi

The next generation Perodua Axia has been launched  and as always, they have already started deliveries. This time with the first 2,900 customers getting the full model change Axia city compact car. It is larger in size inside and out, which should be quite a blessing to those that opted to switch to the new model from the 44,000 existing Axia orders still undelivered. 

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