Toyota in the UK time line: Our Story so Far

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

1992

1993

1995

1997

1998

2001

2003

2007

2008

2010

2011

2012

2013

2015

2017

2018

2019

2020

Carina E SOP

Carina E Start of Production (SOP)

TMUK Opening Ceremony

Toyota Manufacturing UK Official Opening Ceremony

Carina E Hatchback SOP

Carina E Hatchback Start of Production

Carina E Estate SOP

Carina E Estate Start of Production

Avensis SOP

Avensis Start of Production & Opening of Assembly 2

Corolla SOP

Corolla Start of Production in Assembly 2

Corolla Model Change

Corolla model change

Avensis 2 SOP

Avensis (2nd generation) Start of Production

Auris SOP

Auris Start of Production

Avensis 3 SOP

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

Auris Hybrid

Auris Hybrid HSD, Closure of Line 2 & Assembly 2

Japan Export

Avensis Japan Export

500,000th ZR Engine

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

Twenty Years

Twentieth Anniversary of the Burnaston Plant.

Auris SOP

Auris Start of Production

Auris Touring SOP

New Auris Touring Sport Start of Production

Avensis 4 SOP

Avensis (4th generation) Start of Production

Auris Changes

Auris minor changes

Twenty Five Years

Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Burnaston Plant.

Avensis Build Out

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

Corolla SOP

Corolla Start of Production

Corolla GR Sport

Corolla GR Sport start of production

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