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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。) b* i; z4 `8 l9 v$ ^) S
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei
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; E3 p a' g) h8 O. S: w) j3 E2 DTOKYO (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.& D2 c3 s: N% _$ Z5 u, w: C
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Japan 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.
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3 d0 Q# a# d+ V' T( s; W8 qJapan'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.) h, C- N2 [% P: ^
]0 P% z# x/ Y* w. eThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.% s7 d. r: p5 s3 D# O; D
; c+ R e7 i( L( ^1 F+ h) B$ D, g8 _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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' T) \8 c! P2 TProduction 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.; V: H: k0 f( Q( p
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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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