2013：全球车界这一年

    谁能不糊涂？

    今年1月，菲亚特-克莱斯勒公司（Fiat-Chrysler）首席执行官塞尔吉奥•马尔乔内表示，阿尔法•罗密欧（Alfa Romeo）2013年“肯定会”重返美国市场。到了9月，菲亚特一名高管向《今日美国》（ USA Today）表示，这款车“肯定”会“年底登陆美国”。当月晚些时候，菲亚特的发言人表示，名为4C的首款轻型跑车要到2014年的第二季度才能上市。不过谁都难免会犯糊涂：2011年5月我就写过，阿尔法将会在“当年末”重返美国市场。

    Mark my words

    In January, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said Alfa Romeo would return to the U.S. in 2013 "for sure." In September, a Fiat executive told USA Today the car would "definitely arrive by year-end." Later in the month, a Fiat spokesman said the first car, a lightweight sports car called the 4C, wouldn't arrive until the second quarter of 2014. Anyone can make mistakes: In May 2011, I wrote that Alfa would be back in the U.S. "later in the year."