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UMW Toyota Motor Sdn. Bhd. (UMWT) is the appointed Toyota distributor, assembler and exporter of Toyota vehicles in Malaysia. The company was founded in October 1982 as Sejati Motor, a joint venture between Toyota Tsusho and Malaysia-based United Motor Works (UMW). Sejati Motor was renamed UMW Toyota Motor in October 1987. UMW Toyota Motor has also been the official distributor of Lexus vehicles in Malaysia since 2006. ==History== Toyota vehicles were first imported into Malaysia in August 1956, with the first completely built-up (CBU) unit being a Land Cruiser.〔 Toyota signed distributor agreements with various Malaysian partners prior to UMW Toyota Motor, namely Car Motor (September 1960–February 1974), Emastorin Motor (September 1979–April 1984) and Sarin Motor (January 1979–February 1983).〔 Additionally, several companies had also been appointed as importers and assemblers of Toyota's completely knocked-down (CKD) kits, with the most prominent CKD assembler being Champion Motor (CM). Other CKD assemblers include Borneo Motors (September 1967– September 1982) and Sarawak Motor Industries (SMI).〔 In the 1970s, Malaysia experienced an economic boom as a result of increased industrialisation. Japanese companies heavily invested in Malaysia during this period. Assembly of the Toyota Corolla and Toyota Corona began in February 1968 at Champion Motor's factory in Shah Alam.〔 Champion Motor was an independent company that had previously assembled non-Toyota models, including those from the likes of Chevrolet, Mercedes-Benz, Vauxhall and Volkswagen.〔 Champion Motors was later renamed Assembly Services Sdn. Bhd. (ASSB) in April 1975.〔 In March 1980, Toyota set up a representative office in Kuala Lumpur, and in October 1982, Sejati Motor was established through a joint venture between Toyota and United Motor Works (UMW).〔 Sejati Motor acquired Assembly Services Sdn. Bhd. (ASSB), and in October 1987, Sejati Motor was renamed UMW Toyota Motor Sdn. Bhd. (UMWT).〔 ASSB remained a subsidiary of UMWT ever since, as the exclusive assembler of Toyota vehicles in Malaysia.〔 However, Toyota's plans for expansion into the Malaysian market were drafted just prior to the advent of Proton and the mid-1980s economic crisis, both of which had severe implications on Toyota's sales and investments.〔 Nonetheless, UMWT continued to develop their investments and the Toyota brand eventually became the best-selling non-national badge in the Malaysian market, a title which UMWT held for over 20 years.〔 However, in 2014, UMWT lost their coveted title to Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (HMSB).〔 In 2006, UMW Toyota Motor was awarded the rights to exclusively distribute Lexus vehicles in Malaysia.〔 Cumulative Toyota vehicle production in Malaysia reached 1 million units in 2011.〔 As of late 2015, UMW Toyota officially distributes a total of fourteen Toyota models, six of which are assembled by ASSB, while all nine Lexus models are fully imported.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「UMW Toyota Motor (Malaysia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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