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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。8 ]: \* p! Z* m x
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" K1 e) }" V9 x! x3 S; DJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei . `/ p' i1 A: a# r9 Y
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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.8 P4 Y) \ u+ V: r' \) ^) D
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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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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.) n* I: t0 V4 I @
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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.! x8 \% s1 o" k6 K% d* E
" l% S* p+ u @% qThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.
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3 d7 x4 s6 [6 x0 O& IExports 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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5 o2 S. F* c7 P" u# y( x N0 uProduction 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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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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