UMWT Recorded High Sales In April Of 2021

Official distributor and manufacturer of Toyota vehicles in Malaysia, UMW Toyota Motor Sdn. Bhd., has just reported a strong and positive sales record for April, 2021.

On one hand, increase in the sales was majorly factored by the total vehicles sold for Toyota and Lexus which comes to a number of 9,280 units combined.

The other hand, it was boosted by the recently launched Corolla Cross and Harrier as Toyota continued to satisfy an increasingly growing demand for a new generation of adventurous consumers.

Moreover, the growth was also feasible due to restored consumer purchasing confidence, increasing demands for new models and consumers rallying to take advantage of savings with the exemption of Sales & Service Taxes that has been extended to 30 June.

UMW Toyota Motor’s deputy chairman Akio Takeyama said, “The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an extremely challenging year for both manufacturers and consumers, but measures put in place by the Government has successfully restored and strengthened consumer purchasing power”.

Additionally, according to him, aside from the aforementioned factors, the sales increase was also partly due to the timely introduction of numerous new models that have been able to firmly establish new benchmarks in the various vehicle segments.

“The new generation of Toyota vehicles retains all the hallmarks of being reliable, robust, economical and practical but brings forward new levels of comfort, performance and driving enjoyment that resonates strongly with the evolving requirements of a new generation of consumers,” he further commented.

Furthermore, during the same month, UMWT have publicized the opening of their new 2S Sales and Service Centre in Cheras and two new 3S Sales, Service and Spare Parts Centres in Johor Bahru and Terengganu.

“Additionally, we have also been paying close attention to customers’ inclinations for online connections as indicated by strong digital preferences and gains that we have received through online enquiries and bookings. We will continue our assertive pursuit on digitally-led avenues and serve our customers better on all platforms, moving forward,” concluded UMWT’s President Ravindran K.