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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。3 [# e- t6 I; v0 J' `8 G" e* f) F
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; p+ W; k# \2 Q, A3 D7 A" {, VJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei 2 a# S! K: P, J
3 y5 |( Q) m; ~3 x eTOKYO (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.
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& t( Q/ g! [/ c ?) FChina 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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3 E3 W$ E1 q, M8 u3 ^9 {Japan'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." B i4 C& x0 t& k0 e6 [
/ c% H$ ?% T# d$ w3 CThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.( G: C. ^! g5 l
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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%., [3 h5 }# k8 h* O7 N$ e: w2 }$ h
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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.0 @3 J) Q1 D( M6 j5 j
. @+ ^' T# d4 S5 @' ]% H9 DJapan'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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