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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。- |4 ?( L9 i# c5 N$ I6 Y
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7 n/ z! W i' a. e; B, tJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei 3 I) r" o, U7 S& h* m* k3 E
2 C1 F0 G5 W5 ^7 H: tTOKYO (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. b8 k/ @, n' k1 ]3 M. |' H
# S, T! _0 y* p2 l5 RJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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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.6 `. ~! B( B/ N1 k' j; o# B
1 ~4 \) h; W5 cJapan'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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The slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.0 z+ ]& |$ Z% x& k; O/ l& l
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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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* ]+ l: N' w" G- R3 AProduction 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.. @5 \/ B9 X& @+ n$ I
& e, {/ Q4 d$ Z$ BJapan'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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