KINGS RETAIN THRONES

摘要

Lower gas prices in the latter part of 2008 and tumbling auto sales couldn't keep the oil and motor vehicle sectors from dominating the top 20 positions on this year's IW1000.rnOil producers Exxon Mobil Corp. and and U.K.-based Royal Dutch Shell PLC and BP PLC held on to the first three spots, respectively, all posting double-digit percentage revenue gains. Chinese oil and gas companies continue their IW 1000 ascent with China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (No. 8) and PetroChina Co. Ltd. (No. 11) each gaining four spots. Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp.rnswapped with Chevron Corp., moving up one spot to No. 4. Toyota, which ended its 2008 financial year on March 31, 2008, posted a 4.5% profit gain on revenues of US$29.1 billion. But Toyota's higher ranking could be short-lived after revenue declined 22% in 2009, and the company posted its first-ever annual loss in its most recent fiscal year.rnA machinist's strike in the fourth quarter dragged aerospace and defense manufacturer Boeing Co. down nine places to No. 54, one spot above France-based rival EADS NV. "We delivered double-digit margins from our defense business and solid results in production programs and services from our commercial airplanes business," said W. James McNerney, chairman, president and CEO of Boeing, in the company's annual report. "However, the impact of a two-month strike and delays on key development programs outweighed that performance in our year-end numbers." Meanwhile, EADS remains at the same IW 1000 spot it held last year after revenue rose 10.2% to $60.8 billion.