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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。/ J. W# l6 d# d: I9 E- S3 E% K
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Japan 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.
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9 d$ X% D. `+ c" t' eJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.& _& G! X" g7 s+ h0 w
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China 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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! W- i/ r* u( {. @- E9 uJapan'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.4 A/ {' g5 z" O
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The slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.' o$ |# x$ P1 c* A' @0 E6 f' i
2 n# L0 |, t( Z- [8 RExports 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%., C; A" o0 ?# U. O
! d8 M7 w% ~+ zProduction 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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, t+ `7 D9 c- J- I4 F0 DJapan'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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