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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。" a' l- [. ^* L% R1 ]
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+ R0 p7 ^# C9 X! z' ZJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei & e5 r! U- o: S$ z, {8 I
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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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' B( t4 Z! W3 G: kJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.* V/ B) `3 n% o t p
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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.3 k+ P7 \5 L* \1 z R, m+ l# w- }, r8 M
I; `: |$ {# |" ^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.- P: R% O/ X6 Z6 e* m( x
2 e& I( }) X$ yThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.3 |" X, H* H/ U1 q
# ~! U' g, ~1 Y) M/ O5 r eExports 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%.% V, B- r/ X! u; o/ d3 W8 L
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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.9 L8 ]1 ?1 _) H4 N5 A3 t
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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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