Nissan Sunderland Plant is the UK’s largest car producer for the 12th year in a row, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The Sunderland plant manufactured 338,150 units in 2009 – more than a third of the 999,460 passenger cars made in the UK last year.

Its highest volume car was the Qashqai with nearly 200,000 produced, making the figure since the car was launched in 2007 well over half a million.

Trevor Mann, Nissan, senior vice president for manufacturing, Europe, said: "This is good news for everyone at the plant. Credit for the achievement goes to our Sunderland workforce which continues to work extremely hard to meet demand."

He added that the strong performance reflects the continued success of models such as the Qashqai and was confident looking forward saying that Sunderland’s aptitude for making models which suit the market would help it overcome the touch conditions in the industry.

Nissan’s new minicar, the Roox, went on sale last month.

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