development: It is not thought this development will lead to the creation of new jobs as it will be within Toyota's existing production capacity, according to The Guardian. However, it will help secure the future of the UK workforce of more than 3,000. The hybrid will be based on Toyota's Corolla model and made at its Burnaston plant in Derbyshire, with engines supplied by the company's Deeside factory in north Wales. The announcement on Wednesday comes amid fears for the future of Toyota's UK operations, following decisions by fellow Japanese carmakers Nissan and Honda to shift productionfrom the UK amid uncertainty over the future of the British car industry. This is good news for our UK plants, said Marvin Cooke, the managing director of Toyota Manufacturing UK. Seeking to produce additional volume for other customers is one example of all the efforts we are making to keep our UK manufacturing operations as competitive as they can be, he said. Scrapping UK grants for hybrid cars 'astounding', says industry Read more Johan van Zyl, Toyota's European chief executive, warned this month that he could not guarantee that British jobswere safe until the outcome of Brexit was decided.
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