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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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/ H ?) G9 f2 ?6 S1 T0 RJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei 8 N# X( W6 `4 T3 [3 i4 q ~
, h* U" f7 _ H/ \$ z2 gTOKYO (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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: y( | J! c. f5 J' v; _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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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.6 m8 X2 ~0 B' I1 y, z
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The slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.9 `( ~; g! R* `) n$ D
( P4 f$ b# M3 H5 W& B0 gExports 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%.# i, e4 _6 x. l6 [. n
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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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" o) \0 h0 j3 D5 F( F: {) f9 ^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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