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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。5 a: l7 o3 e3 u6 U9 s, B1 G- 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.- ` @5 J: h+ z3 f ~
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Japan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.5 v. _3 h4 |- z+ e
9 b$ ?: q6 [1 ]: P# }9 x. n; EChina 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.) n# l9 k( W( c g! @
; |7 k) }6 w3 OJapan'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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% R% F- E9 s% Q7 C: bThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.4 N: }- @! 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%.% f/ Z/ i% C6 o, Z/ m- e
1 y) Z% R' k5 n4 oProduction 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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