2013年上半年車市勝負大盤點

動力技術：輸家

柴油

????各大汽車廠商還在繼續推出柴油車型，但是它們的亮點卻越來越少。大眾展廳外停著的幾款柴油車型看起來就像無人問津的孤兒。大眾公司（Volkswagen）目前在美國銷售的5款柴油車型占它在美所有在售車型的五分之一，但今年柴油車型銷量平平，大眾也正在經歷許多客戶向汽油車型轉型的一年，同時它也在等待新車型到店。除了大眾之外，2013款的雪佛蘭科魯茲（Cruze）、馬自達6（Mazda 6）和吉普大切諾基（Jeep Grand Cherokee）也都有自己的柴油版。這些車型都是各自品牌的排頭兵，但是你可能很少聽說過它們還出過柴油版，因為它們所吸引的關注實在太少了。

Powertrain technology: Loser

Diesels

????Automakers continue to roll out more diesels, but the buzz factor is close to zero, and outside of a Volkswagen showroom, the handful of models available look like orphans. VW now sells five diesel models that represent a fifth of its U.S. sales, but it is experiencing a transition year in 2013 with flat sales while it waits for redesigned models to arrive. Elsewhere, new for 2013 are diesel-powered Chevy Cruzes, Mazda6's, and Jeep Grand Cherokees -- all pioneering models for their brands -- but you would hardly know it from the lack of attention.