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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。, [& y* P# e9 w: I+ m' `7 G& D1 K
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei
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5 m$ f) Y" f' ^2 k- 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./ _% r) x x' T- s
9 F% R' U) [/ x% V, VJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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/ c- S X ^7 SChina 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.- a- b0 O7 |. C/ g0 L/ h! F
) |5 ~5 w; G% J4 b6 ?% HJapan'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.' |1 F# M7 |* A# B2 y
; z3 b) e9 Z$ r; M1 j# HThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.
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4 s4 J6 z" b" Y7 jExports 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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* H- Y. I4 N- ~& [3 T. nProduction 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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% U, O! ?4 Y- [8 O6 ?& BJapan'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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