美国车企祖传8宗罪

4.喜欢骂日元

福特公司（Ford Motor）首席执行官艾伦•穆拉利最近称日本为“货币操纵者”，还说正是疲弱的日元导致美国汽车厂商的利润削减。他说这番话前可能已和通用汽车（General Motors）前任首席执行官里克•瓦格纳通过气了。后者曾于2006年指责日本政府通过人为削弱日元来抵制美国汽车厂商的竞争。或者他可能是在效法克莱斯勒前首席执行官李•艾柯卡，这位先生曾在他1985年出版的自传中无数次抱怨称，日本汽车厂商和银行联手打压日元，保持其汽车出口的竞争力。他们的这些怨言好像一直就没什么作用。大家也都看到了，丰田汽车（Toyota）和本田汽车（Honda）不仅还在美国好好待着，还比以前更强大了。

4. Blaming the yen

Ford Motor CEO Alan Mulally recently called Japan a currency manipulator and said the weaker yen threatens to undermine U.S. automakers' profits. He may have been channeling General Motors' ex-CEO Rick Wagoner who, in 2006, accused the Japanese government of artificially weakening its currency to blunt competition from U.S. automakers. Or he may have been taking after former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca, who, in his 1985 autobiography, complained for the umpteenth time that again Japanese automakers and banks worked together to keep the yen cheap so their exports would be more attractive. Their complaints haven't been all that effective. In case you haven't noticed, Toyota (TM), Honda (HMC), & Co. are still here and are still stronger than ever.