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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。9 x: `. g, v4 l" n+ Z6 A. G2 X
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/ b$ |' e. G7 G% G1 j0 s0 o1 @Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei ( t: Q& f: Q' r9 U/ K
X h$ w k2 uTOKYO (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.9 h; ?* x) M/ W* y; Y
: o" G |- U1 PJapan 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.% a/ i4 o7 a- K" J: Y0 H* t% \
6 i8 q" @* s6 _# 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.# d: `8 r3 l n. k% b
) q3 H1 n k1 T2 f' x/ KThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.! B6 N6 q" c y. r$ J x
) Y6 o; A/ ]) f8 \# i* SExports 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%.
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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.* P. F3 w/ w+ \4 y- a4 |. O, a8 O
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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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