As widely expected, Toyota has announced that the third generation Auris will be built at Toyota Manufacturing UK’s (TMUK) Burnaston factory.

TMUK’s factory in Deeside, North Wales will also be the main source for its engines.

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The world premiere for the new Auris will be at the Geneva Motor Show on March 6th when more product information will be revealed, Toyota said.

The confirmation follows Toyota Motor Europe’s announcement of more than GBP240m investment in TMUK in March last year. The factory is being upgraded with new equipment, technologies and systems to enable manufacture of vehicles on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform.

After that investment announcement, it said a final decision on next Auris was yet to be finalised and stressed the importance of ‘frictionless trade’ between the UK and EU when the UK leaves the EU.

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Announcing the Auris news on a visit to Burnaston, Dr. Johan van Zyl, TME President and CEO, said: “Producing TNGA based vehicles locally is a key part of our plan to strengthen the global competitiveness of our plants. Today’s announcement that we will manufacture the new Auris at Burnaston, with most engines to be supplied from Deeside, shows our confidence in the skills and capabilities of our TMUK members.

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“As a company, we are doing what we can to secure the competitiveness of our UK operations as a leading manufacturing centre for our European business. With around 85% of our UK vehicle production exported to European markets, continued free and frictionless trade between the UK and Europe will be vital for future success.”