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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。0 }$ G) t. R( N. Z) O2 z8 ~2 z c
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# \/ `1 X: o4 b8 nJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei ) r8 A7 t4 m- n9 @ ]
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TOKYO (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.0 P' w# @" y* W2 W5 T5 t7 ]
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Japan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.) d" J& \5 r0 Q6 |0 T# [
( t$ v" b: J3 ^9 f+ c9 @/ dChina 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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% n3 Z( C8 p/ t+ Y2 c2 vJapan'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.
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5 F* Y# d, R$ q" J+ f/ l- OThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.
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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%.4 b. D) b9 _1 T k4 I2 O
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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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% n" P8 A4 }! f. J8 j, N7 QJapan'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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