1992

Carina E SOP


Carina E Start of Production (SOP)

1993

TMUK Opening Ceremony


Toyota Manufacturing UK Official Opening Ceremony

1993

Carina E Hatchback SOP


Carina E Hatchback Start of Production

1995

Carina E Estate SOP


Carina E Estate Start of Production

1997

Avensis SOP


Avensis Start of Production & Opening of Assembly 2

1998

Corolla SOP


Corolla Start of Production in Assembly 2

2001

Corolla Model Change


Corolla model change

2003

Avensis 2 SOP


Avensis (2nd generation) Start of Production

2007

Auris SOP


Auris Start of Production

2008

Avensis 3 SOP


Avensis (3rd generation) Start of Production & production of Auris introduced to Line 1

2010

Auris Hybrid


Auris Hybrid HSD, Closure of Line 2 & Assembly 2

2011

Japan Export


Avensis Japan Export

2012

500,000th ZR Engine


Deeside produced its 500,000th ZR engine and the plant began to export assembled engines to Japan

2012

Twenty Years


Twentieth Anniversary of the Burnaston Plant.

2012

Auris SOP


Auris Start of Production

2013

Auris Touring SOP


New Auris Touring Sport Start of Production

2015

Avensis 4 SOP


Avensis (4th generation) Start of Production

2015

Auris Changes


Auris minor changes

2017

Twenty Five Years


Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Burnaston Plant.

2018

Avensis Build Out


The final Avensis to roll off our production line - number 1,936,572

2019

Corolla SOP


Corolla Start of Production

2020

Corolla GR Sport


Corolla GR Sport start of production

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