2013汽車狂想曲

????2012年，汽車業波瀾壯闊：日本陷入衰退，美國則迎來復蘇，同時世界各地召回頻頻。大眾汽車（Volkswagen）稱霸歐洲市場，通用汽車（General Motors）在美國市場獨占鰲頭——而豐田汽車（Toyota）則重回世界第一的寶座。新的一年看起來也會好戲連連。本文對2013年汽車業發展狀況展開了一番預測——有些是嚴肅認真的，有些則不然。

????The year in autos 2012 brought a recession in Japan, recovery in the U.S., and recalls everywhere. Volkswagen reigned supreme in Europe while General Motors stayed on top in the U.S. -- but Toyota reclaimed the Number One spot worldwide. Next year is looking equally eventful. Here are a few guesses -- some serious and some not so serious -- about what to expect in MotorWorld in 2013:

1月

????2013款雪佛蘭邁瑞寶（Malibu）不受消費者待見，這一點仍然讓通用汽車痛心疾首。但2013款凱迪拉克ATS（見上圖）榮獲北美年度車型（North American Car of the Year）卻讓它額手稱慶。獲獎后，通用立刻發起了全面的閃電宣傳攻勢，意在讓雪佛蘭科爾維特（Corvette）奪取2014年該獎項。

January

????Still smarting from consumer rejection of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, GM celebrates a win for the 2013 Cadillac ATS (above) as North American Car of the Year. The automaker immediately launches a full-court publicity blitz to snare the 2014 award for the Chevrolet Corvette.