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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 }$ `( s" r7 F
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6 n: p/ U5 U# u8 d( R* HJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei e9 r9 \- b, S+ j2 O* {7 S
! k9 w# u' l6 ^3 [3 e& \! bTOKYO (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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# T, {- {' t; EJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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" J+ m X% B+ j$ ]3 O- p2 Y/ JChina 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.+ i) e m, O1 x# _' w% M% r
! ^* V3 C7 |: x: \ LJapan'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.+ N& E+ P' V" H7 b" Y/ g7 X, g
g1 N2 V- v# Q3 U7 zThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.# c b: W9 F2 R
7 D2 e9 W, ^* R+ X8 ^8 T: N& UExports 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 w6 ~/ e2 _+ g$ q+ Y" p; ~
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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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( G- _, V- ]6 [1 ^7 X% 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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