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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。- a7 b9 y) m8 K# s! n8 u, p
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei 7 G/ I9 C, A7 O- W1 p1 m. g
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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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Japan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.: }9 i$ k/ `/ J" V
4 Y! c$ ]+ @2 |& `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., L r `/ `, z$ O
2 [0 ^) r" j: Q0 FJapan'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.- S, F$ m1 M* r j
E% F$ {0 `& a: F: N( qThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.8 q0 G& x! @, a& n2 R
2 F; J2 q. w) ^9 b; B9 RExports 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%." c6 H, X6 v, t! s+ @: t9 R
2 P* d6 P; P0 V( H. 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.
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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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