Toyota Burnaston, Derbyshire

Question 1

“What are the location factors for a secondary industry?” What made Toyota want to locate here?

Answer 1

• Used to be an airfield
• Cost saving measure by beeing in a MEDC aviods expenses such an import duties and shipping costs
• British governement had a supporting attiutude

Question 2

What made the transport and access good?

Answer 2

• Near the M1/A38

- Near midland airport

Question 3

What makes the environment suitable?

Answer 3

• Knocked down Burnastone house
• Re-use of airfield
• Hybrid cars
• No/ Zero waste to land fill, sustainable energy

Question 4

How many cars does the Solar energy make?How many watts of energy do the solar panels make?

Answer 4

• make 7,000 cars use 4.6 million K.watts

Question 5

Multipler effect…..?

Answer 5

• Engine production in Chester,supply 230 parters British + European

Question 6

What is the labour like?

Answer 6

• Lots of skilled/unskilled in area
• work long hours for less pay than in some Eurpean countries
• Jobs secure as profits increase

Question 7

How many jobs has Toyota created?

Answer 7

3,000 jobs created more in future(recent job losses at Roll’s Royce)

Question 8

Government

Answer 8

-Grants to set up here espesically in the sunset industry location → coal mines + steel factories → low carbon
• Jananise owned - record sales-
•Don’t pay import duties
• 2nd language so easier to communicate

Question 9

Total toyota investment____ in the Uk since____

Answer 9

Since 1989 £2.1 billion

Question 10

Toyota will invest around____in tooling and equipment at the Burnaston vehicle plan

Answer 10

£100 million

Question 11

In_______ Toyota delivered its ______ vehicle

Answer 11

In 2003 Toyota have delivered its 12th million vehicle