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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。" c6 Z0 x1 F& |* Q
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei : O# p3 ]4 ?# N7 H* U
% S: W4 C3 Y! g& p: P' rTOKYO (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.7 G* U" y" n$ {0 v7 t4 S
. g0 e& t4 U! o ]" tJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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! u5 E' F, P. `" C5 RChina 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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4 ~' U' K( U+ O% j& jJapan'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.2 A0 @5 Q& c- v! W8 U6 J L4 \# [
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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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; j1 H7 V1 e/ o; S6 Z6 TProduction 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.- C9 n* n, i- A. I- f( r i! b
* i% z4 B' i3 W% [- ~. UJapan'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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