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Volkswagen has the honor of being this year's top producing North American automotive manufacturer by a wide margin with its Puebla, Mexico facility. The factory managed to produce 510,041 units last year, beating out second-place
Nissan and its Aguascalientes, Mexico plant by a staggering 149,245 units, according to
Ward's Auto. Nissan jumped from third to second place after
Toyota and its Georgetown plant dropped from the top five. Toyota and
Honda both saw themselves ousted from the leader board after a year pockmarked by disruptions from
earthquake and tsunami activity in Japan and
flooding in Thailand.
The Japanese automakers' vacancies made room for
Hyundai and its facility in Montgomery, Alabama with 338,127 units to take fourth place.
Ford, meanwhile, moved from fifth in 2010 to third in 2011 with 344,446 units from its Dearborn Truck plant. Nissan rounded out the top five last year with the company's plant in Smyrna, Tennessee taking the automaker's second spot on the list.
Ward's Auto reports Volkswagen enjoyed a boost from the popularity of the
Jetta. That model alone helped push the company's Puebla facility to a 75,356 unit gain over last year's figures. Head over to
Ward's to see the full report.
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