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Toyota brings boost to UK auto sector


International confidence in the UK's automotive sector has been bolstered with Toyota announcing it will build its new generation Auris model at its Burnaston factory in Derbyshire. Business Secretary Greg Clark


welcomed the decision during a visit to the Burnaston factory. The decision was helped in part


by Government investment of more than £20m announced last year to support the upgrade of the facility and the installation of a new production platform to make the plant more competitive and enable it to build more advanced vehicles. The investment follows the


publication of a landmark sector deal between Government and the automotive sector, a vital moment in establishing the UK's leadership in meeting the Future of Mobility and Clean Growth Grand Challenges. Business Secretary Greg Clark


said: “We have been clear in our commitment to ensuring the automotive sector continues to go from strength to strength which is why, through the Industrial Strategy, we established a landmark Automotive Sector Deal.


Burnaston remains of strategic importance to Toyota


“Toyota's decision to build its


new Auris model in Burnaston is testament to the highly-skilled and committed workforce that helps make the UK's automotive sector one of the most productive in the world, and this Government will continue work to create the best possible environment to maintain this fruitful relationship.” The UK's automotive sector


continues to thrive with the UK currently the third largest European car producer with the highest productivity among Europe's automotive producing nations. The sector generates £14.6bn, representing 8.2% of the UK's total manufacturing gross value added.


64 business network April 2018


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