A sign bearing the Whirlpool Corp. logo stands outside the Whirlpool Corp. Clyde Operations plant in Clyde, Ohio, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. The plant is the largest washing machine manufacturing facility in the world. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
A truck leaves the distribution center at the Whirlpool Corp. Clyde Operations plant in Clyde, Ohio, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. The plant is the largest washing machine manufacturing facility in the world. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
A sign bearing the Whirlpool Corp. logo stands outside the Whirlpool Corp. Clyde Operations plant distribution center in Clyde, Ohio, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. The plant is the largest washing machine manufacturing facility in the world. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
