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Car news > 2. Business > 3. Tech, development and manufacturing > 4. Toyota to remanufacture cars up to three times in UK BACK TO ALL NEWS Currently reading: Toyota to remanufacture cars up to three times in UK UP NEXT Exclusive: Future of Aston Martin CEO Tobias Moers in doubt Toyota to remanufacture cars up to three times in UK Burnaston, which builds the Toyota Corolla hatchback and estate, could help cars have even longer lives Open gallery * toyota manufacturing assembly * toyota manufacturing uk burnaston * toyota manufacturing * Toyota GB MD Agustin Martin * toyota manufacturing assembly * toyota manufacturing uk burnaston * toyota manufacturing * Toyota GB MD Agustin Martin Close Share story Autocar-Felix-Page News by Felix Page 2 mins read 7 January 2022 Follow @felixpage95 Share Toyota will begin comprehensively refreshing ex-customer cars at its UK manufacturing facility as part of a drive to add value to vehicles throughout their life cycles. Agustin Martin, president and managing director of Toyota GB, gave Autocar the first details of a new process that Toyota will implement as part of its new fleet-focused mobility sub-brand, Kinto. He said: "We need to stretch the way we look at life for both the vehicle and the customer. "I think we're very familiar with the usual two- to three-year cycles that are extremely popular in the UK, but we need to go beyond that two- to three-year cycle and say: 'Okay, what happens in that second cycle and in the third cycle?'" Related articles * * Stellantis axes combustion MPVs for UK-built EV variants * Stellantis and Amazon collaborate on digital cockpit for future EVs * From the boardroom: Seat Mo's move into micro-mobility * UK new car output drops for fifth month running * Hyundai to present robot-led mobility solutions at CES In order to extend its contact time with customers "at least to 10 years", Toyota will take vehicles back to the factory after their first use cycle (ie a typical lease contract) and refurbish them "to the best standard" to ensure the second user has as new a vehicle as possible. The same process could also be carried out, Martin suggested, before the third use cycle, after which Toyota will focus its efforts on recycling the vehicles as efficiently as possible. [gif] While the details of the vehicles' end-of-life process have yet to be laid out, Martin hinted that the focus will be on avoiding waste and reducing the environmental impact of new vehicle production. He said: "How do we recycle it? How do we reuse different parts that are essential and maybe can be used for other services? How do we then rebuild the batteries, reuse them and recycle them? How do we use part of the material for the brand-new vehicle that's going to be used in the factory?" Toyota's emphasis on customer satisfaction and vehicle durability extends to its first production BEV, the bZ4X, which is due in early 2022. Its 71.4kWh battery, giving a range of 280 miles, is promised to retain up to 90% of its usable capacity after 10 years of use. 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You can unsubscribe via any email we send See our full privacy notice for more details [ ] [Submit] Subscribe Never miss an issue of the world's oldest car magazine - subscribe to Autocar magazine today. Subscribe Advertisement Join the debate Comments 21 Add a comment... Add your comment Log in or register to post comments dougflump 8 January 2022 Quite brave of Toyota to even suggest this idea. * Log in or register to post comments jason_recliner 8 January 2022 WOW!!! As a sustainability professional I can tell you this is BY FAR the biggest determinant of sustainability. But I never foresaw a manufacturer having the balls to do this. Well done Toyota, WELL DONE. * Log in or register to post comments Asceptic 8 January 2022 jason_recliner wrote: WOW!!! As a sustainability professional I can tell you this is BY FAR the biggest determinant of sustainability. But I never foresaw a manufacturer having the balls to do this. Well done Toyota, WELL DONE. Agree, but would add that Renault is already doing something similar with the Refactory in Flins. Because it seems we cannot post links here, try a web search for "Renault Anniversary Refactory Flins". * Log in or register to post comments scotty5 7 January 2022 Does the 2nd and 3rd users want a car as new as possible? I thought the whole idea of buying a 2nd hand car say after 3yr is that it will already have depreciated the most therefore it's value for money. Assume Toyota won't be refurbishing the car for free. If it were me, I'd pay a little more and buy a brand new car rather then one that's 3yr old. Of course another reason for buying a new car is the incentives that come with it - there's that servicing package and finance package etc. A new engine needs little more than an oil change after 1st year, so no risk in offering a free oil change or warranty, but an engine that's 4yr old? No matter how much they refurbish it, the risk of component failure increases therefore so will the cost of warranty cover. I get the idea but I can't see the market for such a vehicle - you may as well buy a new one. * Log in or register to post comments jason_recliner 8 January 2022 scotty5 wrote: Does the 2nd and 3rd users want a car as new as possible? I thought the whole idea of buying a 2nd hand car say after 3yr is that it will already have depreciated the most therefore it's value for money. Assume Toyota won't be refurbishing the car for free. If it were me, I'd pay a little more and buy a brand new car rather then one that's 3yr old. Of course another reason for buying a new car is the incentives that come with it - there's that servicing package and finance package etc. A new engine needs little more than an oil change after 1st year, so no risk in offering a free oil change or warranty, but an engine that's 4yr old? No matter how much they refurbish it, the risk of component failure increases therefore so will the cost of warranty cover. I get the idea but I can't see the market for such a vehicle - you may as well buy a new one. * Log in or register to post comments jason_recliner 8 January 2022 scotty5 wrote: Does the 2nd and 3rd users want a car as new as possible? I thought the whole idea of buying a 2nd hand car say after 3yr is that it will already have depreciated the most therefore it's value for money. Assume Toyota won't be refurbishing the car for free. If it were me, I'd pay a little more and buy a brand new car rather then one that's 3yr old. Of course another reason for buying a new car is the incentives that come with it - there's that servicing package and finance package etc. A new engine needs little more than an oil change after 1st year, so no risk in offering a free oil change or warranty, but an engine that's 4yr old? No matter how much they refurbish it, the risk of component failure increases therefore so will the cost of warranty cover. 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