Toniq Ltd, a design and realisation company, was founded in 2003 by Colin Williams, an experienced designer who for 15 years had worked with the likes of TVR, Marcos Engineering and some bigger automotive names. His first project, the Toniq R was widely acclaimed by the specialist automotive press as a visionary leap forward for the lightweight sports car market. Its successor, the Toniq CB, now in a four model choice, has built on this solid start by offering contemporary styling combined with cutting edge chassis and suspension design to create an astonishing all-round package which drives as well as it looks. The company is based in Saint Austell, Cornwall.
Tornado Sports Cars were formed in 1984 and production of their handbuilt GT40 replica, the TSC GT40, began in 1989. They have continually, developed, improved and produced GT40 replicas since that time, making Tornado by far the longest established manufacturer of these iconic 1960s race cars. 2012 marked their 23rd year of continual GT40 replica production and to date they have produced hundreds of TSC GT40 replicas and exported them to 31 countries, from their premises in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Tornado Sports Cars have been awarded a low volume approval manufacturers' status by VOSA. This enables Tornado to manufacture a maximum of 300 'turnkey' cars per year for sale direct to customers.
Toyota's decision to establish a a manufacturing plant in Europe was announced in 1989 and Toyota Manufacturing UK was established in December that year. There are two manufacturing plants in the UK representing a total investment in excess of £1.85 billion and currently approximately 3,100 members are employed. The vehicle manufacturing plant is located at Burnaston in Derbyshire, the engine manufacturing plant is located at Deeside in North Wales. The first car, a Carina E, drove off the production line on 16 December 1992. The new Avensis replaced the Carina E in 1997 and by 2008 a third generation Avensis had been launched. In 1998 a second model, the Corolla, was introduced and in 2001 a new generation Corolla was launched. In 2007, production of the Auris, the new Toyota hatchback, started replacing the Corolla. Production of the Auris Hybrid, the first full mass-produced hybrid in Europe, began in 2010. The Avensis has now been discontinued, and in late summer 2018 the company announced that a new Corolla Hatchback and Touring Sports would replace the Auris models early in 2019. Burnaston is the exclusive European production centre for the new Corolla. The Saloon model will be produced in Turkey.
The Triking concept is a contemporary sports car inspired by the classic Morgan type cycle cars from the 1920s era. The first Triking was designed and built in the 1970s by company founder, draftsman and technical artist, Tony Divey. Tony`s enthusiasm for three wheelers and his time spent working closely with Colin Chapman at Lotus Cars culminated in his design for the Triking. This was a blend of proven design principles and race-bred technology.
The first Triking was completed in 1977 and rapidly earned a reputation as a unique combination of precision engineering, attractive design and a highly capable sporting car. Attention from motoring press and public alike has always been immensely positive.
Production was quickly commenced in Norfolk, where the cars are still built today.. As well as a successful road-going sports tourer, Trikings firmly established themselves in competition, which improved the breed and inspired a range of detail improvements to the original concept.
Engineer Alan Layzell joined Triking in 1989 and now runs the company following Tony’s retirement.
Triumph Motorcycles, the famous name in British motorcycle manufacturing, was first established in 1902. Over the past two decades, Triumph Motorcycles has been in Hinkley, Leicestershire, and has produced iconic bikes which perfectly blend design, character, charisma and performance. Building around 50,000 bikes a year, Triumph is the largest British motorcycle manufacturer, producing a range of around 14 distinct models in 32 variations, and has over 750 dealers around the world.
At the heart of Triumph's philosophy isa commitment to developing truly unique motorcycles that offer a blend of distinctive design, intuitive handling and performance. The innovation and engineering passion that gave birth to the iconic Bonneville of the 60's has today created a broad range of bikes suited to all motorcycle riders. Triumph currently employs around 1600 personnel world wide and is 100% privately-owned by Bloor Holdings Ltd run by CEO Nick Bloor and the company now produces a large range of motorbikes. In 2017 Triumph opened a new £4 million visitor centre at their Hinkley premises.
Please note: not every Triumph motorcycle is currently built in the UK, as production locations change from time to time. Please contact Triumph Motorcycles directly for further information.
