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Toyota is considering its Burnaston factory in Derbyshire as a potential site to manufacture the new petrol-electric hybrid version of the Auris car from 2012, which could create thousands of jobs. 15-Jul-2009 Toyota is to invest an unspecified amount at its car factory in Derbyshire, in order to produce the new Avensis model and secure the future of almost 5,000 jobs. 06-Oct-2008 Toyota is to cut production at its car factory in Derbyshire over the next five months, with the loss of some of the 220 temporary jobs. 01-Sep-2008 Toyota is to invest a further £88m at its factory on Deeside, in order to produce a new small petrol engine from 2009. 05-Mar-2008 Toyota has announced an estimated £100m investment at its engines factory on Deeside, which will secure the future of about 200 jobs. 27-Feb-2007 Toyota has won approval from Nottingham City Council for its plans to set up a £10m automotive training centre at Highfields. 30-Aug-2006 Toyota is considering plans to invest in the expansion of its engines plant on Deeside, which currently employs 728 staff. 27-Dec-2005 Toyota is planning to set up a £10m automotive training centre in Nottingham, and expects to receive funding from the East Midlands Development Agency and the Learning & Skills Council. 06-Oct-2005 Toyota is planning to set up a £11m training centre at its main site in Derbyshire, in order to improve skill levels at its car factory. 31-Mar-2005 Toyota has launched a recruitment drive across the Midlands for an additional 500 staff, as part of a £50m investment in its car manufacturing plant near Derby. 09-Nov-2004 Toyota has announced plans to invest a further £50m at its car plant in Derbyshire, with the creation of 500 jobs. 28-May-2004 Toyota is to add a third shift at its car factory near Derby, with the creation of 1,000 jobs by the middle of next year. 20-May-2003 Toyota is seeking permission to set up a national car distribution centre at its site in Burnaston, with the creation of 20 jobs, in order to store imports from France, Turkey and Japan. 13-Mar-2003 Toyota is setting up a network of business centres for fleet and commercial customers across the country, with the first opening at Inchcape Sandhurst Toyota in Surrey in January. 29-Nov-2002 Toyota is to relocate a Lexus car dealership from Derby to Nottingham, as part of a strategy to establish 48 dedicated sales and service centres across the country. 25-Oct-2002 Toyota is considering plans to expand production at its Burnaston car factory in Derbyshire, which could involve the addition of a third shift. 07-Mar-2002 Toyota has announced plans to increase output by 40% at its north Wales engine plant this year, as a result of the additional 60,000 engines required for the new Yaris model being produced in France. 07-Mar-2001 Toyota is planning to increase output at its Derbyshire car plant by 30% to 220,000 vehicles a year, which will create 300 jobs at Burnaston and at its Deeside engine plant. 04-Jan-2001 Toyota is planning to set up a network of 80 dedicated dealers and recycling centres in the UK to handle its environmentally friendly Prius cars. 11-Sep-2000 Inchcape is to stop distributing Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the UK, having sold its 49% stake in Toyota (GB) to Toyota Motor for £42m. 01-Aug-2000 Toyota is conducting an internal review of purchasing at its UK plants that will result in more car parts being bought from continental Europe. 23-Jun-2000 Toyota has announced plans to train hundreds of French car workers at its factory in Derbyshire, in preparation for the opening of the Valenciennes plant in 2001. 02-Oct-1999 Toyota Motor of Japan is to list on the London and New York stock markets later this year, in order to reflect the increasing globalisation in the industry. 24-May-1999 Toyota is shedding up to 100 workers on short-term contracts at its factory in Burnaston, as part of its ongoing cost-reduction programme. 19-May-1999 Bovis Construction has won a contract worth about £100m to build a car plant in France for Toyota. 04-Nov-1998 Toyota has assured more than 100 UK-based automotive component suppliers that it will not switch purchases to continental Europe, as it believes that the strength of sterling is a temporary situation. 13-Oct-1998 Toyota has opened the new Corolla production line at its Burnaston plant, and the £200m investment has created 350 jobs and increased the plant's capacity to 220,000 cars a year. 13-Oct-1998 Toyota is to build a new headquarters in Surrey, and has awarded a £25m contract to Japanese construction firm Takenaka. 10-Sep-1998 Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK has begun a £150m project to set up a new castings factory in Flintshire to supply cylinder heads for its Derbyshire car plant, creating 60 jobs. 08-Sep-1998 Toyota is said to be planning to double UK production of two of its most successful cars over the next five years, creating 2,000 new jobs at its Burnaston plant near Derby. 10-Aug-1998 Aisin Seiki of Japan is to build a £5m car parts plant in Birmingham to produce oil and water pumps for Toyota, creating 100 jobs. 23-Jan-1998 Toyota has confirmed plans to invest £150m at its Deeside plant in north Wales to make engines for the new car that will be built in France, creating 310 jobs, and the move could prompt Japanese component makers to set up UK subsidiaries. 10-Jan-1998 Toyota is said to be planning to announce a £240m investment at its Deeside plant in north Wales to produce engines for the new car that will be built in France, creating a substantial number of jobs. 22-Dec-1997 BTG is to raise £25m in a share placing in order to fund the development of Torotrak, its infinitely variable transmission system which has already been licensed to Toyota, Ford and Getrag. 30-May-1997 Toyota is considering various European sites, including the Burnaston plant in Derbyshire, to build a new type of small car designed specifically for the European market. 08-May-1997
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