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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。8 ^0 E; q) n N* D3 U. t: `
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4 e, {1 L) z! e0 N% ZJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei
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; }6 H& g, U* Y( LTOKYO (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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7 b! h& p2 F( x& D& b7 eJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.* M. p: S4 N$ N0 P
% H% q5 t+ b4 u- A7 RChina 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.; K) c1 ~1 h3 [/ x9 g5 }
4 m0 K7 `, p, |( u; l, RJapan'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.. @, l' A; Q7 j7 ^
* U3 S2 m9 }, [! v2 I& E+ rThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.9 ^0 w4 v9 ^& c# A2 y& i1 }
2 M4 P- U& r5 I' Y* r2 ]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%.% D- {* \+ b8 g" o
1 p% l v! B: i7 z/ @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.
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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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