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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。
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3 c/ f) ?9 a: z. N9 i( b* n3 [Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei
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: W* K/ S' N3 K3 } V4 B6 c. K aTOKYO (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./ k, G& k, u/ @0 b/ C
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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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?3 Z# z7 a: N$ C0 E: C. AChina 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.0 E% Q( Y2 A5 V/ g9 O* X. ^
% @9 N/ T$ g* E- y, YJapan'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.1 T# u/ s" n0 t, g2 N3 D
8 g+ V5 U' x4 X% NThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.) @+ w! E( E; [. _6 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%.4 r+ o0 ?4 r5 Z1 n+ p q) l
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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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0 m6 L; }* B* n1 |# w u$ j# v$ kJapan'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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