In the U.S. the Corolla is badly in need of new powertrain to replace the aging and inefficient 4-speed automatic transaxle.
What’s interesting about the Auris is its hybrid powertrain; Burnaston was the first automobile factory in Europe to build a mainstream hybrid vehicle – Auris Hybrid in 2010. The 1.8-liter hybrid could easily find its way into a U.S. Corolla – small crown in Latin – production in the U.S. ended in 2010 when Toyota callously walked away from its only unionized plant in Fremont California after 3.2 million Corollas were built.
