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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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. w" A, E# `$ z+ ~) [. nJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei * |- C8 o7 m' L# T8 }( K b* 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.: z: l. }; v/ A9 h/ q( f3 ]& x
- b( Z; T9 I$ T M5 Q, R' e: fJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.5 c/ C) d; \. Q( K! w
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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.
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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. c3 H% S8 J* b# H7 l5 }
9 D5 ?% e9 A u, q" [/ |The slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.: g3 V) x( J' b7 W, f. g& a
" Q B. W9 [% M: U: e0 WExports 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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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.) c' I, U* ], `. q$ g- g
( H" f1 d5 G p" U8 j3 ?% i: @$ Q- AJapan'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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