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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。9 v6 P- d% z! b" t* z+ D
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei 7 z- Q6 _! x2 y0 I0 z- k' F
3 A0 y) ]8 ?/ p( \0 j" z& {' O* o+ xTOKYO (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.) Q) w+ i! a1 j# [& r0 C7 Y
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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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, N& m; x- S5 pChina 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.! V& L# X+ r) P5 M/ O& a4 {
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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.( J V/ R: S4 G% h- l" l
0 S: r! A4 X" Z6 k8 A9 ]The slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.
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! M; J8 }1 \) }. R0 U6 _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%.$ t7 [. v0 f$ T& y9 r" A+ L% m
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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 k! Q# X8 U+ o' G) E- |- A0 GJapan'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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