Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East Midlands; Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire; Derby
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles

500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
27 May 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Toyota, the Japanese carmaker, said it would invest £ 50 million at its Burnaston plant near Derby. This will create a further 500 jobs taking the total workforce to 4,600. The investment will increase the plant’s capacity to build the Avensis and Corolla models, taking the total production numbers from 220,000 to 285,000 a year.


Sources

  • 28 April 2004: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Toyota, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 60359, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60359.