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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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* O5 W/ a5 B0 o. j6 T! R# ~. @- q0 sJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei 6 o# x# p2 v2 N V. F7 Q! ~
) _. l7 B0 ]( m; y8 l# Q$ xTOKYO (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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# G: w- R: I, \3 DJapan had been the No. 1 auto-producing nation for three years since 2006, when it eclipsed the U.S.
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* a6 |* T1 w0 V S0 Y9 zChina 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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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.* `( k1 t: B( r( g6 ^' F
+ r S( \1 u9 l( F" a( w: _, qThe slide in output was much steeper than 1993's 10.2% fall, the previous record, the business daily said.; {% T+ d# w/ c7 y8 v
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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%.& a7 ?' } j# r0 R
. L7 y3 |+ {8 X, bProduction 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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: G4 F5 q' O+ g; B( ]# ]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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