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2009年生产1379万辆,超过日本,跃居第一。美国列第三。 {5 d ~" V' k! ]1 B9 b
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; g1 h; K+ M9 I) S0 wJapan Ceded Top Auto Maker Title To China In 2009 - Nikkei
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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.6 ]0 R* b% b# q2 P& |2 x! 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.' J N6 G- Z$ k, {9 O6 t
; C* j. b ]- I! K4 X1 l1 kChina 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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* t/ X+ O/ g/ Y' N4 B' c% IJapan'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.! ?/ d1 G2 {6 R0 i, R8 o
7 y4 \, \, Q8 r+ |1 EThe 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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2 p" D9 t! F0 C2 }! IProduction 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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0 }* ~) y! a7 E v# T/ wJapan'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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