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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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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei - j1 I& J+ ^4 y
0 U5 L3 V, |2 ~* m' FTOKYO (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.1 r* b5 U* N4 G5 e8 d& j
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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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: Y0 E, o- G, w' K$ X- N: R+ TChina 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* _% b9 E8 C1 Z( M+ q
5 {# a4 J/ U7 F- mJapan'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.. u$ R3 M; k' ], q
" o9 @) l( B" ]; uThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.4 L& | w7 r) K/ [$ f
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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%.1 D6 U l& ^/ L4 g, @# j
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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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4 [' R+ n) K* i5 I+ z- `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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