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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。8 r5 V* D2 K: K/ \3 p, i
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei x; z+ ~9 F. s6 @# g2 |
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TOKYO (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.& x+ U$ }+ x) X% Z1 Z8 O6 f; i- |- H
$ C: M+ N) Z7 u# E3 iJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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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.& M$ V$ A. E- ~. |
, i3 v, r% k d: n' M: LThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.: ?) ]; W% m7 k) ~/ a: ]
. G0 n6 j- c( ?% nExports 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%.5 v5 T4 K- b$ f$ @% R4 r6 A
, ]" ~) U8 K6 b; wProduction 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.: L3 V" b4 F! U, }2 P
& ^) d2 h: K: M+ S1 A9 NJapan'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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