Toyota hybrid engine first for Deeside

According to the The Liverpool Post - 'Toyota's £700m plant in North Wales has become the first factory outside Japan to manufacture a hybrid engine... the Deeside operation which opened in 1992 is to build the 1.8-litre VVT-1 petrol engine for the new Auris Hybrid model.'

Richard Kenworthy, TMUK's General Manager Engine Manufacturing, is reported to have said:"This is the first time a Toyota hybrid engine has been manufactured outside Japan and we take great pride in having that opportunity."

For more information about the new Auris and its low emission credentials check out the report at Green-Car-Guide.com