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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。9 x8 s0 [5 c! p7 D; [ \8 Y
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0 Z& D( X! { jJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei
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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.6 ~3 e5 a3 r. c6 ^, x/ 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.4 A' N: g; g2 G* b
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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.9 P* ^% w' H7 t. P$ |5 u/ Q
( y# N1 o( ?% @' R$ N( V- a( A* 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.; o0 F9 c# n/ ~2 n" N# d. @
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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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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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7 p$ H* [1 M2 m S$ m+ {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.; l& E& D/ [7 K9 V# s! g( j( X
- k% e# Y+ q E8 I- V& HJapan'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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