Toyota celebrates engine production landmark

Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK has marked producing the six millionth engine at its Deeside plant in North Wales.

To mark the occasion, the First Minister for Wales, Rhun ap Iorwerth visited the facility and paid tribute to its achievements and its workforce.

Deeside came on stream in 1992 with the establishment of TMUK as Toyota’s first direct manufacturing business in Europe, alongside a car production centre at Burnaston, in Derbyshire.

In 2011, TMUK Deeside became the first Toyota production site outside Japan to build hybrid systems.

Today it manufactures advanced units that power some of Toyota’s most popular models, including Corolla and C-HR.

Richard Finchett, TMUK’s deputy managing director, said: “Reaching six million engines is a testament to the commitment, expertise and teamwork of everyone who has contributed to the Deeside plant over the past 34 years.

“But it is more than just a number, it is six million examples of the quality, care and pride that go into every engine built here.”