汽車文化英語課件

cars

ByXiangjiguangM.O.T.O.R.

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Carshavebecomeannecessityformostpeople.Butastheworldturnstomoregreentechnologies,sotoodothecarmanufacturers.FromthesleekJaguarXJequippedwithanewtwinturbo-enginetotheVolvoHybrid,onewordisdominatingcar-makingconceptions.Green.RichardHeadlandistheeditorofacarmagazine."WellIthinktheemergingtrendin2010isgoingtobeacontinuedmovetowardsenvironmentallyfriendlycars.SothebigfocusrightnowisonmilespergallonandCO2,andifyougotoallthebigcarshowsnow,they'rethewordsthatdominate."RenownedJapanesebrandToyota,isalsoasupporteroftheenvironmentallyfriendlyride.Hi-CTisitslatesthybridconceptcar,standingfor"high-ridecitytruck".AnotherhybridvehicleisSaturnVue.ItusesacombinationofGM'stwo-modesystem,plug-intechnology,andalithium-ionbatterypack.RichardHeadlandsayshybridsarethenewtrendfor2010."Ithinkwhatwemayseein2010,towardstheendoftheyear,isthefirstdieselhybridcar.Andofcoursemarryingthefuelefficiencyofadieselcarwithhybridtechnologymeansyoushouldbeabletogetcarsthatarecapableofwellover80tothegallon."Luxurycarmakersarealsolookingatwaystomaketheirproductgreener.GermanautomakerPorscheislaunchingitsall-newhybrid,poweredbyadirect-injectionsupercharged3-literengine,andasingleelectricmotor.Japan'sLexusalsodisplayedanewmodelatthe2009Genevacarshow.RichardHeadlandsays:"Ithinkwhatwe'regoingtoseewiththeluxurycarmarketismoreandmoreluxuryhybrids.SoLexusforexamplealreadyhasseveralluxuryhybrids,BMWisworkingonitsfirstluxuryhybrid,Mercedesaswell.SoIthinkwhentheycomeinit'sgoingtomakeluxurycarsthatbitmoreaffordabletorun,andthat'sobviouslygoingtobegoodnewsforluxurycarbuyers."Asoneoftheworld'slargestcarmanufacturers,China'sgrowingautoindustryissuretoaffecttheglobalmarket.Thescaleofthe2009Guangzhoucarshowhasalreadysurprisedbothautomakersandbuyers.YasuakiHashimotoisthepresidentofNissanChinaInvestment."ChinamarkethasabigpotentialbecauseChina'smodernizationhasjuststarted.IthinkChinawillbethebiggestmarketintheworldverysoon."Decadesago,theUSwascalledthe"nationonwheels".Nowmanycountrieshaveahighcarpossessionrates.Buthowtointegratecar-ownershipandenvironmentalprotectionstillremainsatrickyquestionforbothcarmakersandcarusers.Toyota'sexecutivesremainedoutofsight,asarecallofmillionsofthecompany'scarscontinuedtospreadaroundtheglobe.Toyotastocksplungedendingtheweekdown12percent.Theautomaker’sworldwidewoesaredrawingalarmfromJapan'sEconomy,TradeandIndustryminister.Thescaleofthisrecallislarge,saysMasayukiNaoshima,Toyotamustdealwiththisissueproperlyandacttomaintainconsumertrust.IntheUS,lawmakersonCapitolHillcalledforcongressionalhearingstoinvestigatewhatwentwrongwiththeautogiant'sacceleratorpedals.AndreportstoUSinvestigators:carsspedoutofcontrol.Thedriverisreportingthegaspedal’ssticky.

TherecallofToyota’scarsToyotasaystheproblemiswiththispartoftheacceleratormadebysupplierCTSinIndiana,thoughCTSsaystheacceleratorswerebuilttoToyota'sspecifications.AspartofToyota'sglobalexpansionplan,theautomaker’sstreamlineproduction,soonepartwillfitmultiplecarmodelsaroundtheworld.Thatcutscosts,saysindustryanalystTatsuyaMizuno.Butifthereisaproblemwithonepart,hesays,itwillspreadtomanymodelsandanenormousnumberofvehicles,andthiscasemillionsofToyotacarsfromEurope,theUSandChinaexponentiallydamagingthebrand.WhileToyotahasmadeanumberofstatementstoreassureconsumersandindicateit'sworkingontheproblem,Toyota’spresidentAkioToyodahasnotmadeanypublicappearancetoprotecthiscompany'sreputation.InJapan,whereCEOapologiesatpressconferencesareexpected,Toyota'sboardroomhasbeenremarkablysilenttothesurpriseofindustrywatchers.-Yes.-Doyouthinkthattheyneedtodeliverastrongmessage?-Ithinkso,Ithinkso,immediately.Notjustoverseasconsumers,saymanyonthestreetsofTokyo,butforJapan'seconomysodeeplytiedwiththehighqualityofitsautomobiles.FortheJapaneseeconomy,itcouldbeaseriousproblem,saysYuichiKida,ChinaandKoreaarerightbehindus.Toyotaissaidtoreportthird-quarterearningsnextwee