Toyota starts GR Yaris output in Japan | Automotive Industry News

Toyota has set up a focused facility to build the new Yaris

Toyota has started off manufacturing of its GR Yaris “homologation exclusive” hatchback at a new Toyota Gazoo Racing facility in Japan.

The model reaches Europe and the United kingdom this autumn.

The automaker reported a return to sporting activities car manufacturing gave engineers the chance to redesign the assembly course of action specifically for the car developed immediately from the firm’s championship-successful results in worldwide rallying.

Toyota Gazoo Racing has founded a new manufacturing centre focused to creating its cars and trucks, within just the Motomachi manufacturing facility.

The facility houses a collection of unique assembly cells, connected by automatic guided cars (AGVs) somewhat than conveyors. This strategy of performing allows manufacturing of very rigid sporting activities cars and trucks bodies and assembly to a greater degree of accuracy – challenging to accomplish on typical, superior volume traces.

Toyota Gazoo Racing has recruited very competent ‘takumi’ experts “renowned for their extraordinary craftsmanship” (Lexus describes takumi as “the best amount of artisan in Japan”) from all through the business. They will lead to instruction personnel at the GR manufacturing facility and other Toyota facilities.

The GR Yaris is built on a new platform and powered by a new one.6-litre a few-cylinder turbo motor creating 257bhp and 360Nm of torque with all wheel drive. It weighs one,280kg and can speed up from -100km/h (62mph) in five.five seconds, its maker claimed.