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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。; i U# S' j' K; V" U7 U* b
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei
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% Y- N; M6 |4 P; B& aTOKYO (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. I3 Z& q& r& x V2 U
' ] _1 D8 m* VJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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0 \9 o5 Z4 ^5 Z; w/ W% KChina 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.
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6 D1 v/ ~; r+ @0 U3 A' t6 S2 r% ZThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.# p, ^- P( s* v& _* s
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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%.$ w# ?7 d( `' v) d) A
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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.: B" |( j9 l) [% }$ s: n9 W
4 r U0 Y- @- [6 c6 kJapan'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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