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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei 1 [8 h0 U8 _) H# _+ e+ A3 h, O5 c2 e6 ^
8 R3 n( a9 k2 m6 jTOKYO (Nikkei)--Japan yielded the title of the world's top automobile manufacturer to China in 2009, with domestic production plummeting 31.5% to 7.93 million units, according to data released Friday by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, the Nikkei reported in its Saturday morning edition. T& r# H# y/ _5 N+ r5 c+ Z
) ~. Q) J) q6 |" CJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.$ s; H g7 v% G+ O% @3 _: v s) z& R
; Q1 z$ U2 T/ S1 y% d8 MChina saw auto output surge 48.3% to about 13.79 million vehicles last year, compared with 5.7 million for the U.S., which came in third place, according to the Nikkei.
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1 u3 ?4 K- E. F% AJapan's domestic production dipped below 8 million units for the first time in 33 years. All 12 major auto makers saw output drop, with Toyota Motor Corp. (TM, 7203.TO) suffering a 30.4% plunge.+ A7 T: I: ~! i
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The slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.0 h% o7 y( A) Z3 @/ y8 g5 _4 ^
9 Z2 l/ Q( m: R! ]. G/ u* }0 `Exports took a 46.2% dive to 3.61 million vehicles for the first annual decline in eight years. Shipments to Asia tumbled 27.9% and exports to the U.S. plunged 41.8%.
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- s/ q5 d4 c9 I3 y7 cProduction in 2009 was down 40% from the peak in 1990 and exports were at half their 1985 high. Exports represented 58.1% of overall domestic output in 2008, but the rate dropped to 45.6% in 2009, the Nikkei reported.1 M* N1 t' m, D8 w$ }
9 z$ Z; R+ g8 @& S& gJapan's total domestic output capacity is estimated at 11 million vehicles a year. In 2009, 4.6 million vehicles were sold in the home market. |
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