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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。2 a8 B' _3 n9 H$ |5 X% n
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$ N2 N% U4 S% sJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei & X& c/ n; [1 Q6 \! N" n r) ^% V" y
7 o+ b# y5 ^3 iTOKYO (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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4 j3 ^2 l) M r4 O3 E6 AJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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' ]# A, I: u1 C. R: q4 gChina 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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3 u8 d4 w y0 ~5 d' HJapan'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.9 O$ c6 |/ M t) c" Q! Q
- H$ j. b% j; \! N3 cThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.
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\: L$ L( C Y- IExports 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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: t9 H. N1 |3 ?3 QProduction 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. |: a2 ~4 Y) Q
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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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