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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。: ?/ t/ K0 e0 {! q4 b
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei 0 S1 B m1 e6 O9 [8 ^1 W
" l" r" r; h" t& [# q5 r: 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.4 c% D9 O H6 c4 A
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Japan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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) `5 k' `0 _' ~+ T% f5 ?China 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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Japan'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. G, S6 j f9 X4 B& F9 o4 L
) g7 S1 k3 P6 g0 Z- {, S9 D) |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%.* z( t6 S# }/ D" ~
. B" f: ~, C gProduction 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.
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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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