NEW AURIS TO BE BUILT IN THE UK

Toyota has announced that the third generation Auris will be built at its UK car plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire.

The Japanese brand’ s factory in dee side, north wales will be the main source for its engines.

The decision follows Toyota’s announcement of more than £240 million investment in its UK operation in March last year. The factory is being upgraded with new equipment, technologies and systems to enable manufacture of vehicles on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform.

Announcing the news on a visit to Burnaston, Dr Johan van Zyl, Toyota Europe’s president and CEO, said: “Producing Tnga-based vehicles locally is a key part of our plan to strengthen the global competitiveness of our plants. Today’s announcement shows our confidence in the skills and capabilities of our TMUK members.”