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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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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei ( A8 X. J" `$ B7 T, X# v! u
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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.
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+ ~( K f8 @& ?Japan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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, N1 n+ d5 U- 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.9 l. }9 F8 L+ U
* d7 ?' N8 E. `( 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.0 w% }: X F9 m* a1 V& n$ h2 O9 M
- P4 q0 ^: L" c' _6 YThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.8 h( p4 u* a5 g6 h
2 z* }, C2 C& b+ m8 l6 ]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%./ t; q4 w( {4 E7 D4 J2 F
2 v+ s4 b; C4 W9 E5 R# E; l# NProduction 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.4 y ], f' H2 ?' G) M: R! A) j
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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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