TOYOTA MARKS 25 YEARS OF BUILDING CAR IN BRITAIN WITH NEW AURIS HYBIRD GB25

Toyota built its first car in Britain twenty-five years ago, launching a manufacturing enterprise that has benefited from billions of pounds of investment whilst delivering more than four million vehicles to customers within the UK, Europe and beyond. To celebrate this anniversary, Toyota has produced a special limited edition of the Auris Hybris, a model built proudly as its Burnaston factory and powered by an engine made at the plant in Deeside, North Wales.

Growing public interest in air quality is helping fuel a surge in sales of Toyota’s petrol-electric hybrid cars. The first quarter of 2017 saw customer demand for hybrids grow by almost 60 per cent compared to the same period last year, while sales of all Toyota group vehicles reached a new monthly record high in March.

As these new buyers are discovering, Toyota hybrids deliver multiple ownership benefits for more modern drivers. Below are four key advantages:

1: Kinder to the environment

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Toyota Gazoo Racing surpassed all expectations on its FIA World Rally Championship debut, with Jari-Matti Latvala taking second place on the Rallye Monte-Carlo on Sunday.

The new Toyota Prius has enjoyed great success in the annual awards season, amassing seven trophies and titles during its first few months on sale. Notably the honours are not limited to environmental performance, but reflect the fourth generation Prius’s all-round excellence.

The UK Car of the Year judges set the seal on Prius’s winning qualities, naming it Best Family Car – an accolade that qualifies it for a place in the overall car of the year competition at the end of January.

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is to establish an in-house venture company responsible for developing electric vehicles (EVs).

The venture company will be a virtual organisation, consisting of four people – one each from Toyota Industries Corporation, Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd, Denso Corporation and TMC. Independent from other internal structural organisations, it will be launched in December.