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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。: G6 P$ ]$ n( `$ Y/ y
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei
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8 t3 F' k7 r- p& PTOKYO (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.
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5 ?; r6 u5 |. }, AJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.* k2 u8 ?( n: }2 s! {1 X
# n1 w* m+ s e0 Q! BChina 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.2 w+ e3 M H3 `9 Q9 q8 w
z- P& X- R* gJapan'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.( R. d0 g- d- O4 n: W! {+ ?
$ U* Z/ x- p) U: S# b1 AThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.& ?0 R' `4 x# N6 [$ g
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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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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.. g4 z/ H5 u1 B6 L9 D$ x
' P F! n8 k" v; Y( s& [7 a' q4 E0 DJapan'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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