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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。7 e3 a. M$ a% ~4 G, L1 V
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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.' a2 x) M% b2 V' E* b7 t9 y
" o6 D* M+ M) D- T7 P3 \9 N/ R, MJapan 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.3 |. I" D3 z% s' ?
2 v! z; X" P" f _: T/ t$ mJapan'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.( u+ ]# x0 J, n1 c
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The slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.; _1 V6 R% \6 i$ D
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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%./ r$ O0 k7 G k1 ]
9 a4 e; K4 d, _- l# \' \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.1 N0 k# L" c; y8 U. E5 J
, z) ^. n" q+ BJapan'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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