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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。+ k% c R' U: M1 H
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: I: l6 d7 K+ X8 N2 ^5 M- tJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei
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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.2 D* _! }" u1 o: k4 O. |
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Japan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.8 r: |! B8 Y- B2 v1 ?, B7 W
; @' I+ ]" G4 _4 \* I$ }) P+ [+ ZChina 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.$ r! Z# }* n. _: q+ E
9 z9 }' b- C; x3 Q6 Q: ?2 n' aThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.
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" L9 K! R# C* j6 mExports 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' c8 l- j/ _- ~4 Y( n/ {8 I
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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.
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+ }! V) w& w& p2 u- ]$ `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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