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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 2 a. C9 q0 D# N" q' E2 g% g
) ?) G' r0 S9 f4 a- {+ s) B- A8 KTOKYO (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.2 T- l+ ?, M( ], J- e& C9 G \
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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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* C: W5 d( Q* n0 n7 K- n5 ~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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1 y& Z z' x2 v" RJapan'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.; K( V) \/ D. t# @/ Q
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The slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said. N# J- V; R- o
7 H+ F/ N4 H5 d4 J9 T- K; X2 U; Z5 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%. e& y. a0 V: q' b
7 ?" r+ W% X: A h- p' uProduction 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.- X% J! J% g' ]8 u+ N) r# L( X
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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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