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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。5 W3 @2 p+ I! @: j1 L8 T7 \
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* V W" I9 o; I# n" S3 F7 i/ A1 `Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei
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TOKYO (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.9 w. ?1 b+ B0 X
0 ^$ q1 {* P/ nJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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* Q0 K! b" f v; I: pChina 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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3 z3 d$ i7 v2 J1 E. a. \* R l" P# CJapan'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.
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The slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.
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7 [* Z0 O4 u3 yExports 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%.5 X; {% }- \% e4 {7 B- L1 }5 e% b
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Production 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. U N/ N [5 I
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Japan'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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