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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。6 B* v. G, O- v( o7 g- d
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Japan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei ! F; Q5 W5 y0 |5 h: c3 i; s3 i
4 C" ~! a- w) ~3 l; Y! dTOKYO (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.# g$ b7 a- Y9 o# w
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Japan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S." z5 V5 [; I* m7 B6 L6 z$ N. I {
; j$ f7 ?6 S1 Q. m0 H( eChina 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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4 }% a [$ r$ f+ j1 g" HJapan'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.
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The slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.
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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%.
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$ [+ a" v" Z h0 M 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.* Q9 E" Y, ^4 y4 F- H3 o7 e) h
# K9 f( s; M' b& h# x% B7 hJapan'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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