Auris Is The British Star In Toyota’s European Sales Success

17 July 2014
  • European* sales of the Auris range rise 18.4 per cent in first half of 2014 to 73,718 units, achieving a share of more than five per cent in the C-segment
  • June was best month yet for Auris Hybrid Touring Sports, with 18,739 sales in Europe, one in four of all Auris range sales
  • All Auris models built at Toyota’s Burnaston plant in Derbyshire, Auris Hybrid engines manufactured in North Wales
  • Toyota hybrid sales up 17 per cent on January – June 2013
  • Total Toyota sales up 8.6 per cent

The British-built Auris has helped propel Toyota to an 8.6 per cent year-on-year increase in European sales in the first half of 2014. Total Toyota sales for the period were 427,216 vehicles.

Built exclusively at Toyota Manufacturing UK’s Burnaston plant in Derbyshire and with hybrid engines produced at Deeside in North Wales, the Auris hatchback and Touring Sports wagon amassed 73,718 sales – 18.4 per cent more than in the same period last year. Within that figure, hybrid proved by far the most popular powertrain option, notably for Touring Sports with best-yet monthly figures of 18,379 units in June – one in four of all Auris sales.

Taking all hybrid Toyota models in to account – Auris, Yaris, Prius and Camry versions – the first six months saw a 17 per cent rise in sales to 75,623; Yaris Hybrid similarly posted a 17 per cent increase in sales volume, maintaining its unique position as the only hybrid in the supermini segment. Its performance is set to be strengthened with the launch of the new 2014 Yaris in August, with CO2 emissions brought down to a new low of just 75g/km.

Tony Walker, TMUK Deputy Managing Director, said: “The growing success of Auris, and in particular Auris Hybrid, demonstrates how TMUK’s commitment to quality is helping deliver excellent results for Toyota. Cars and engines built here in Britain are proving a success right across Europe, which is great for Toyota and for British manufacturing.”

Toyota European* sales figures, January to June 2014

TOYOTA

427,216

Aygo

34,381

Yaris (including hybrid)

97,427

Yaris Hybrid

29,945

Auris (including hybrid)

43,733

Auris Hybrid

17,766

Auris Touring Sports (including hybrid)

29,985

Auris Hybrid Touring Sports

18,739

Corolla

42,260

Verso

20,021

Avensis

16,304

iQ

2,454

Urban Cruiser

259

Verso-S

3,851

Prius – all models

9,086

Prius

4,235

Prius+

4,047

Prius Plug-in

804

Camry

18,172

GT86

1,638

RAV4

51,518

Venza

3,253

Highlander

5,241

Land Cruiser

25,230

Hilux

17,856

Proace

3,049

Hiace

326

Other models

1,172

* Toyota Motor Europe is responsible for all western, central and eastern European countries including Turkey and Russia. The territory also includes Israel and a number of central Asian markets (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). Models listed in italics are produced locally at Toyota’s European manufacturing facilities.

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