Toyota has introduced it can start producing the GR Corolla in the UK beginning in 2026. In line with the Japanese automaker, preparations on the Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK) really started in 2024, with the primary unit of the recent hatch set to roll off the road subsequent yr.
TMUK’s Burnaston plant in Derbyshire has been in operation since 1992, with the primary mannequin assembled there being the Carina sedan. The ability additionally made three generations of the Avensis sedan in addition to Auris hatchback. At present, it makes the Corolla (together with the Touring Sports activities).
The addition of the GR Corolla to the manufacturing line-up would make the Burnsaton plant the automaker’s first manufacturing facility exterior Japan to assemble a real Gazoo Racing product. Earlier than this, the GR Corolla was completely in-built Japan on the Motomachi plant alongside the GR Yaris.
As for the remainder of the Gazoo Racing vary, the GR86 is produced by Subaru at its Gunma plant in Japan, whereas the GR Supra is made on the Magna Steyr plant in Graz, Austria.
Regardless of the GR Corolla set to be produced within the UK, the recent hatch isn’t bought within the nation and even Europe, though most markets within the Previous Continent do get the GR Yaris. Toyota says it can reveal particulars of the markets for gross sales (of the UK-made GR Corolla), manufacturing volumes and funding ranges at a later date.
A report by Reuters reveals the UK-made automobiles might be exported to the USA, with as much as 10,000 models deliberate from the center of 2026. The US presently imposes a 25% auto tariff on Japan, however the levy on the UK-made automobiles was lately decreased to 10% from 27.5% as much as 100,000 models per yr.
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