Automotive manufacturing in the
UK was given a €75mn ($92mn) boost last month when Toyota announced
plants to further invest capital in its Burnaston plant.
More investment by Toyota will see the Burnaston plant roll out 65,000 more vehicles per year |
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By enhancing the factory, Toyota hopes to ramp-up production of
Avensis and Corolla models from 220,000 units a year to 285,000 while
still maintaining a two-shift working pattern.
The move has been welcomed by the UK government. Prime Minster Tony Blair
said: “This is good news, not just for the company but also for
the UK automotive industry as it gears up for the challenges of developing
new and cleaner vehicle technologies of which Toyota is at the forefront.”
Since the start of production in 1992, Toyota has built over 1.6 million
vehicles at Burnaston and over 1.5 million engines at Deeside. The second
largest carmaker in the world has so far invested €2.5bn ($3bn) in
UK manufacturing operations.
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