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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。, h# A @7 z( j& x- C
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) k! _* D; \% D( |/ rJapan 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 F& I. f4 n
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Japan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.& h$ @# i4 |* c
+ Z- n6 E( L# t9 M 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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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.; l/ w2 k$ W }* F' \
! _$ |. `4 ^; n$ L& }- qThe 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%.9 s4 n5 S7 i/ B; }% Y, y% k* k9 ^
2 ~7 z3 r, u+ yProduction 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.
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0 o" l3 B- q/ o* b, 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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