铃木汽车将在美国停售

时间：2012-11-06 08:32:04

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Japan's Suzuki Motors will stop selling cars in the US.

日本铃木汽车将停止在美国市场的销售。
 
The firm said its focus on small cars and stringent1（严厉的） US safety regulations had hurt its growth in the country.
 
It added that a strong yen2, which makes its cars more expensive for foreign buyers, had also hurt its fortunes. 
 
The firm's subsidiary, American Suzuki Motor Corp, will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy3 protection.
 
Suzuki said such a move will help "facilitate a smooth transition of the current US automobile4 dealer5 sales network into a network of authorized6 service and parts dealers7".
 
This will allow it to honour all warranties8 and provide service facilities to owners of Suzuki vehicles in the US, the company added. 
 
Suzuki's sales in the US peaked in 2007 but have been hurt since then by the global financial crisis and the subsequent（随后的） weak recovery in the US economy.
 
Its US operations made a loss of of $15.8m during the last financial year. 
 
The company said it will now focus on sales of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and marine9 equipment in the US market.

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1 stringent gq4yz     
adj.严厉的；令人信服的；银根紧的
参考例句：
  • Financiers are calling for a relaxation of these stringent measures.金融家呼吁对这些严厉的措施予以放宽。
  • Some of the conditions in the contract are too stringent.合同中有几项条件太苛刻。
2 yen JfSwN     
n. 日元；热望
参考例句：
  • He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
  • He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。
3 bankruptcy fPoyJ     
n.破产；无偿付能力
参考例句：
  • You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
  • His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
4 automobile rP1yv     
n.汽车，机动车
参考例句：
  • He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
  • The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
5 dealer GyNxT     
n.商人，贩子
参考例句：
  • The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
  • The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。
6 authorized jyLzgx     
a.委任的，许可的
参考例句：
  • An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。
7 dealers 95e592fc0f5dffc9b9616efd02201373     
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者
参考例句：
  • There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
  • The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
8 warranties 6647a8be86ead7edc967096db31ce7a6     
n.保证书，保单( warranty的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • I read and compare warranties before purchasing. 我在购买前阅读和比较保修单。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
  • One way of ensuring reliability is insisting on guarantees and warranties. 要确保产品可靠性的一个方法，就是坚持制定产品的品质保证条款。 来自互联网
9 marine 77Izo     
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
  • Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

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