雷声大雨点小的美版普锐斯
自从丰田1999年推出普锐斯（Prius）混合动力轿车以来，美国汽车厂商就一直在讥讽普锐斯是个赔钱的噱头。与此同时，普锐斯的销量却一路走高——今年仅到目前为止，丰田就已经卖出了74,427台普锐斯，而且丰田还在不断扩充普锐斯的产品线。而底特律三大厂商只有一款正儿八经的混合动力车，也就是雪佛兰伏特（Chevrolet Volt）。这款轿车9个月前刚问世时很是风光热闹了一阵，但奇怪的是，通用竟然没能造出足够数量的伏特混动车，利用这股热劲儿赚钱。到目前为止，通用只卖出了2,870台雪伏兰伏特。
译者：朴成奎 |
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No-show hybrids
Detroit has been complaining that the Toyota Prius has been a money-losing stunt ever since it was introduced in 1999. Meanwhile Toyota sells more and more of them -- 74,427 so far this year -- and expands the Prius line with more models. Detroit's only dedicated hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt, was launched with great fanfare months ago, but GM bizarrely failed to build enough cars to capitalize on the enthusiasm. Sales to date: 2,870. |
