Japan-made Carina e

[HenryFromFinland]

Hi!

I have 1995 Carina e wagon. I'm curious about my cars history or reason for why it is Japanese. I believe all Carina e after 1993 should be made in the uk, however my cars VIN starts with JT. Why is that? 

Thanks in advance!

[FROSTYBALLS]

According to a Carina timeline produced by Toyota GB, the estate was built in Japan.

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Similar story with the Nissan Primera and Honda Accord estates from that era. Maybe it was cheaper to import these variants from Japan/USA rather than having to tool the UK plants and manufacture them here. I haven't seen a Carina E estate for a long time.