2013：全球车界这一年

    品质第一

    今年6月，克莱斯勒公司（Chrysler）终于承认了一个历史遗留的设计问题。它召回了260万辆1993-2004年间生产的吉普大切诺基（Jeep Grand Cherokees）和2002-2007年生产的自由者（Liberty，见上图），因为这些车的燃油系统存在隐患，发生追尾事故时可能引发火灾。但这类问题迄今还在困扰着福特这样的老牌厂商。自从大受追捧的翼虎（Escape）2013年经过全新设计上市后，它已经第七次被召回了。这七次中有一次就是为了修复上一次召回引起的新问题。

    Quality is Job 1

    In June, Chrysler owned up to legacy design issues when it recalled 2.6 million 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees and 2002-2007 Liberty models (2007 above) due to a potential fuel-system problem that could cause fires in a rear-end crash. But it was modern-day faults that flummoxed Ford, which recalled the Escape for the seventh time since the popular crossover was redesigned in 2013. One of the seven recalls was to fix problems caused by repairs for a previous recall.