Production of the diesel engined Auris ended at Burnaston in December 2017 after nearly eleven years. TMUK also confirmed that it ceased production of the Avensis in June 2018 after more than twenty years. Production of the Auris also ended around this time at the factory after eleven years. Production of the Suzuki Swace at the manufacturing plant was first announced in March 2019 and commenced the following year. Production of new cars were suspended by the factory in March 2020 owing to the ongoing global pandemic, with production resuming two months later in May 2020 with measures undertaken. Production was again suspended in December 2020 amid the then ongoing travel ban in the country. Toyota denied plans to pull out of the UK in April 2022 after reports suggested the company had threatened to withdraw due to recent UK government plans to speed up the transition to electric vehicles. Operations The two factories currently employ more than 3,800 staff. The processes at Burnaston currently include stamping (pressing panels from rolls of steel), welding, painting, plastic mouldings (bumpers and instrument panels/dashboards) and assembly and at Deeside machining, assembly and aluminium casting. At its fastest speed, one car can come off the end of the production line approximately every sixty seconds. Toyota Manufacturing UK, in partnership with Rapid Electronics, organise the Toyota Technology Challenge, a national UK engineering and technology competition for secondary schools. Production Current models Toyota Corolla E210 (2018–present) Suzuki Swace (2020–present) Former models Toyota Carina E (1992–1997) Toyota Avensis (1997–2018) Toyota Corolla (1997–2007) Toyota Auris (2006–2018) References External links Toyota factories Motor vehicle assembly plants in the United Kingdom Toyota subsidiaries Companies based in Derbyshire British subsidiaries of foreign companies