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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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4 G ?5 y- y1 d5 n2 M! AJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei y* {+ |; d" w' u) z: z
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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.( ?$ X7 U6 Z4 w+ U0 g$ Q' S# P4 M
- t5 [! Q3 T* SJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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4 p) R3 ?" Q$ pChina 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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^ F4 Z* F) g! d+ K2 W5 xJapan'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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0 k) W$ |7 P9 E8 aThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.6 ^9 [+ m" s( |. s
+ h0 B& E1 b; \$ p k& J# j6 ?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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. Z$ A$ ^5 b: o, ^7 @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. m j* ] ?2 I4 O' R$ M
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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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