Toyota Manufacturing UK
Toyota's UK manufacturing headquarters at Burnaston, Derby, producing vehicles including the Corolla and employing thousands of people in advanced automotive manufacturing.
Profile
Toyota Manufacturing UK is one of Derby's largest employers and a global benchmark for lean manufacturing, quality systems and operational excellence. The Burnaston plant opened in 1992 and has produced millions of vehicles. For local founders and manufacturers, it is a living example of Japanese quality disciplines, continuous improvement (kaizen), zero-defect culture and sustainable manufacturing applied at scale in the East Midlands.
Derby link
Toyota's UK manufacturing headquarters is at Burnaston on the south-west outskirts of Derby, making it one of the city's largest employers with several thousand staff.