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Toyota Builds First Engine for Auris Hybrid
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Toyota has produced the first 1.8-liter VVT-i petrol engine for the new Auris Hybrid, making the Deeside plant the first Toyota factory outside Japan to manufacture a hybrid vehicle engine.
The powerplant, which is integral to the Hybrid Synergy Drive system, is wholly produced at the North Wales facility.Raw aluminum is smelted and cast on-site, prior to machining, assembly and testing of the finished unit.
The finished engines are then shipped to Toyota’s Burnaston car plant in Derbyshire for installation.
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In 2009 the Deeside plant produced 130,247 units.
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