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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。$ c7 ]& T# Z, v% @9 R- \
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei
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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.
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Japan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.: q' j8 d. m8 m: E- Q1 p
& p4 U3 V' m1 X- @/ CChina 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.4 A; t! {; w* \: N" P1 D; ~
, }* T2 I. K+ _; n+ D4 pJapan'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.; d# |/ R3 z' ?: L1 \
8 O3 b$ P# ]. Z+ P a9 kThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said./ N/ K, _* G9 J( C
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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%.
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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.) x; m7 R. r0 `0 G
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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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