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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。2 u6 k- v/ z( Y, ^0 J) I# V- I" P
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! n7 A- [: z2 \- u1 G9 J4 SJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei 7 B6 N: I$ V; s
/ m( X! |9 M. 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.9 s" W" j: R7 \5 m
6 r6 n5 U5 A& Q; T$ QJapan 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.. }4 W# _& M, }0 n, j5 H( A% M% _
+ K6 m; e0 n, J9 V+ S7 |0 xJapan'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.7 z5 ~+ e, f% k2 X% Z# N
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The slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.3 J) }, \8 m$ A" @# _4 z
4 T- A, x% O2 s" Y9 L& a& bExports 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.2 P% t9 J8 ]$ b5 I9 n
, g3 \% {: D# ?0 QJapan'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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