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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。& i' [! e" t; U7 Q$ X1 n
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5 n9 o S. i3 C) p( zJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei & Q2 U# w, k0 O* Z* D
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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.; d2 N/ Y4 @ z4 f
( h& B. w% U8 o I+ k( W- HJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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China 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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* L0 o5 n2 J5 p+ l8 T. gJapan'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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7 x3 E& ~: W$ K7 EThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.
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8 b+ e0 P2 o6 h7 dExports 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%.& K# w3 q& Z: M% \7 X
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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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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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