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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。1 x' h. j9 w: N8 e
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei 4 w" V. l1 }& E N. D
& d0 e3 k' z8 U0 o8 WTOKYO (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.2 f. ^8 m5 g4 ]0 ~1 l# H4 @- P
4 a) b- F8 a% _1 j# T& JJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.2 ~/ O f' [1 @+ y) K
% F$ o# n) i, |, j" W9 K. {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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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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( |* f, D, d4 s% z+ pThe 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%.
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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.- x: O4 c$ @0 W% L" ~& f5 K
% x1 {# ?# [3 PJapan'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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