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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。: z' h* w5 ]+ ?1 y( w. b i, W
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei # A' ]' ]- S$ a8 B3 s6 |1 Y
/ ?9 g6 l/ }: c4 Q4 M% y- h6 N* bTOKYO (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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Japan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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9 @6 Q* ^* S/ [* W/ qChina 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." G" ?9 R( D9 W
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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. L- _8 _. @6 e; H5 b
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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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( h B) ^ I8 i" Y* Q; D: eExports 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%.+ Q% A. \4 S( L5 w- X8 ]8 e1 {
% ~$ n$ _2 K& \& D( K3 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.7 y0 X& Z+ L3 e4 U4 Z, F
5 l a1 g3 [* _. q6 aJapan'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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