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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。; r6 k4 D4 Z7 ^& z; ~
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* o& ~& }- t# SJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei 8 A+ n8 B$ }0 ~6 [
+ I! n e; w4 ]! d! s% VTOKYO (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.1 J2 {- S% @$ l0 O
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Japan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.% o3 m5 H* W8 c7 U
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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.% V; Z5 Y1 H$ Y/ h
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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./ `, Q m( i4 j7 Q, b4 ]3 h) j
0 d6 E0 o8 q# b9 f5 u7 x% `The slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.6 a. o0 S3 Y' s' u+ ]4 D; G( s
" b& E. ~: I: C3 XExports 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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; s: G- R, m3 u$ o: GProduction 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.- g0 ?+ N0 S9 ^( v3 e" p9 N
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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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