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3.新车老迟到

亨利•福特可能是主导史上新车改款最慢进程的人。1928年，他把T型车的生产线关停了整整九个月，以便为A型车的生产做准备。从那以后，新车改款速度就快多了，但它们仍然会惹出各种麻烦。克莱斯勒公司（Chrysler）就因为全新的九速变速器的调校问题而推迟了发布2014款吉普切诺基（见上图）。与此同时，福特汽车公司（Ford）则将2013款林肯MKZ的上市时间延后四个月以解决质量问题，而在推出2013款“翼虎”（Escape）和蒙迪欧（Fusion）上也碰到了诸多问题。业内报告称，为了确保2014款蒙迪欧不再碰上类似问题，福特正对生产线的工人开展特别培训，这样老亨利的记录看来暂时是能保住了。

3. Delaying new model launches

Henry Ford made what is probably the slowest new model chanegover in history when he shut down Model T production for nine months to get ready for the Model A in 1928. Launches have gotten speedier since then, but they are still causing trouble. Chrysler has held back the introduction of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee (above) because of calibration issues with the new nine-speed transmission. Ford (F, Fortune 500), meanwhile, delayed the launch of the 2013 Lincoln MKZ for four months to fix quality problems and also encountered issues getting the 2013 Escape and Fusion into showrooms. To make sure it doesn't run into similar problems with the 2014 Fusion, Ford is laying on extra training for production workers, according to trade reports, so Old Henry's record seems safe for now.