Production of Toyota Auris hybrid - the first mass-produced gasoline-electric hybrid model in Europe built be - has begun in the company Burnaston factory in Derby.
The official production start came during a visit by business Secretary Vince cable, who announces Toyota's decision, the car in the UK as "a strong endorsement of the United Kingdom as a production base for the next generation of cars" to build.
Burnaston are the only work in the world to produce, while the outside is Toyota's Deeside facility in North Wales only factory Japan, the gasoline engine model of the hybrid synergy drive to produce.
Moving to UK should production split between Burnaston and Deeside 400 jobs factories.
Mr cable said that Toyota was "a signal to manufacturers, if you then you are not in the UK, all miss strengthen and skills that the UK has to offer".
According to the society of motor manufacturers and traders (SMMT) United Kingdom produced more than a million cars and commercial vehicles annually and employs over 180,000 people.
Katsunori Kojima, managing director of Toyota manufacturing UK, said: "a sustainable model plant for Toyota in Europe we will build really an eco plant eco-cars with eco-minded people."
The Auris hybrid is Thursday, July sale go set.
The investment supports the ambitions of both former and current Government for the United Kingdom as a Center for CO2 transport evolve weitge Nissan is plans to build his new five seat electric car in Sunderland, where due 2013 starting production year.
Earlier this month Prime Minister David Cameron confirms that would 20 million GBP loan agreed work nor granted Nissan.
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