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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei 5 h1 p$ N4 e" I3 o
! D* L3 F" P" X6 dTOKYO (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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Japan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.: v0 O& n9 k2 D" Q8 ^# ]# g3 Z$ \
; j- F! p8 Z/ j2 iChina 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.7 ?) a5 {% W7 C$ w0 x }- Y. G2 [) g
7 U, t9 m. w \4 i, r; `7 WJapan'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.
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( d8 Q* N1 }1 }+ PThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.1 E( _. d$ R. @
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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%., e0 k2 [( {$ F; r% t/ e
7 X6 q! F3 g9 [% X5 Q' WProduction 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., \" Z- h. u' `! U
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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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