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| Toyota announces 1,500 new jobs for Burnaston factory | Toyota announces 1,500 new jobs for Burnaston factory |
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| Up to 1,500 jobs are to be created with production of a new Toyota car at the firm's Derbyshire factory. | Up to 1,500 jobs are to be created with production of a new Toyota car at the firm's Derbyshire factory. |
| Toyota said it would be investing more than £100m at Burnaston to make it the sole European centre for making its next hatchback. | |
| The first 500 workers are to be recruited in the middle of next year. | The first 500 workers are to be recruited in the middle of next year. |
| Prime Minister David Cameron, who was visiting the factory, said it was "fantastic news and a massive vote of confidence for UK manufacturing". | Prime Minister David Cameron, who was visiting the factory, said it was "fantastic news and a massive vote of confidence for UK manufacturing". |
| Production of the hatchback will lead to as many as 1,500 additional jobs being created in the next two years, the company said. | Production of the hatchback will lead to as many as 1,500 additional jobs being created in the next two years, the company said. |
| 'Success story' | 'Success story' |
| Mr Cameron said: "This investment and the jobs it will create provide a terrific boost not just to the local economy but to the whole country, and is a tribute to the great skill, hard work and sheer professionalism shown by the Toyota workforce. | Mr Cameron said: "This investment and the jobs it will create provide a terrific boost not just to the local economy but to the whole country, and is a tribute to the great skill, hard work and sheer professionalism shown by the Toyota workforce. |
| "Toyota's commitment to the UK shows the growing strength of the UK car industry - it is our great British success story." | "Toyota's commitment to the UK shows the growing strength of the UK car industry - it is our great British success story." |
| Didier Leroy, Toyota Motor Europe President and Chief Executive, said: "Toyota has a long and successful record of building vehicles and engines in the UK and our facilities here are among the finest in the world in terms of efficiency and environmental performance. | |
| "The investment we are making will secure a dynamic future for Toyota Manufacturing UK as a leading manufacturing centre for our core models in Europe." | "The investment we are making will secure a dynamic future for Toyota Manufacturing UK as a leading manufacturing centre for our core models in Europe." |
| The new hatchback will be a classed as small family vehicle similar in size to Toyota's Auris model and cars such as the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf. | The new hatchback will be a classed as small family vehicle similar in size to Toyota's Auris model and cars such as the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf. |
| The car-making giant has seen global production recover after being hit by the economic downturn, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and more recently, floods in Thailand. | The car-making giant has seen global production recover after being hit by the economic downturn, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and more recently, floods in Thailand. |
| Burnaston itself has shed hundreds of jobs in the past three years as much of the global car industry has struggled. | Burnaston itself has shed hundreds of jobs in the past three years as much of the global car industry has struggled. |
| The factory currently produces the Auris and Avensis models and employs more than 3,100 people. | The factory currently produces the Auris and Avensis models and employs more than 3,100 people. |
| The company has four vehicle building factories across Europe and Russia as well as six other component making sites. | The company has four vehicle building factories across Europe and Russia as well as six other component making sites. |