豐田汽車(chē)公司(Toyota Motor Corp., TM)本周稱(chēng),因電力控制板的晶體管存在問(wèn)題,該公司將從美國、日本和歐洲召回數款混合動(dòng)力汽車(chē)。此次召回事件恰逢評級機構穆迪投資者服務(wù)公司對豐田信用評級下調,顯示自日本大地震災難后,豐田市場(chǎng)前景仍不見(jiàn)好轉。
Toyota said Wednesday it will recall more than 110000 hybrid vehicles in the United States,Japan and Europe because of faulty transistors in electrical power control boards.The US market is the most affected,with the Japanese auto giant recalling 45500 units of its Highlander Hybrid and 36700 Lexus RX 400h vehicles due to“inadequate soldering”.
豐田汽車(chē)公司周三稱(chēng),因電力控制板的晶體管存在問(wèn)題,該公司將從美國、日本和歐洲召回超過(guò)110000輛混合動(dòng)力汽車(chē)。其中美國市場(chǎng)受到的影響最大。由于晶體管焊接不充分,豐田汽車(chē)將召回45500輛Highlander Hybrid型號及36700輛Lexus RX 400h型號的汽車(chē)。在美國召回大約82200輛混合動(dòng)力SUV,因為這些車(chē)輛的電力控制板中的晶體管可能存在缺陷。(法新社)
此次該公司的召回安排是,美國市場(chǎng)8.22萬(wàn)輛、日本1.16萬(wàn)輛、歐洲1.5萬(wàn)輛,中國市場(chǎng)再次成為召回盲點(diǎn)。
Toyota said certain transistors could be damaged from heat caused by a large current flow during high-load driving due to the defect.In most cases the vehicle will enter a fail-safe driving mode,resulting in reduced power in which the vehicle can still be driven for short distances. In the worst case the vehicle could stop,Toyota said.
豐田汽車(chē)稱(chēng),部分晶體管可能在高負荷駕駛時(shí)因大量電流產(chǎn)生的熱量而受到損壞。多數情況下這些汽車(chē)將進(jìn)入自動(dòng)防止故障駕駛模式,進(jìn)而導致電力減少,但仍可以駕駛一小段距離。豐田汽車(chē)稱(chēng),最差的情況下,汽車(chē)可能拋錨。(法新社)
分析人士稱(chēng),比起早先的“踏板”故障,此次揭露問(wèn)題的對車(chē)主來(lái)說(shuō)安全危害不那么大了。
In Europe,the recall will cover roughly 15,000 vehicles,the spokeswoman said. Toyota said it is “working on” obtaining replacement parts and will notify owners when available.
這位發(fā)言人還稱(chēng),該公司將從歐洲召回約15,000輛汽車(chē)。豐田汽車(chē)表示,正在設法獲得替代零部件,到時(shí)將通知車(chē)主。(路透社)
豐田此前已經(jīng)進(jìn)行了一系列召回,全球召回車(chē)輛最終達到1400萬(wàn)輛,這嚴重損害了該公司的聲譽(yù)。
Moody’s downgraded Toyota’s senior unsecured long-term credit ratings one notch to Aa3,saying it will take time for Japan’s biggest auto maker to return to“strong profitability”as it tackles the strong yen as well as the production disruptions from the earthquake and tsunami.
穆迪發(fā)布公告稱(chēng),已將豐田的優(yōu)先無(wú)擔保長(cháng)期信用評級下調一檔,至Aa3。并稱(chēng),由于日元升值和地震和海嘯阻礙其生產(chǎn),該公司要恢復較強的盈利能力還需假以時(shí)日。(《華爾街日報》)
穆迪表示,其對豐田的最終評級考慮到了來(lái)自日本銀行業(yè)及政府的支持,而銀行業(yè)和政府的評級也在負面觀(guān)察名單之列。
In April,the agency put Toyota under review for a possible downgrade. The move was the first rating cut by Moody’s on Toyota since April 2010,and the agency said a further downgrade remains a distinct possibility.
穆迪已在4月份將豐田評級列入負面觀(guān)察名單。這是穆迪自2010年4月以來(lái)首次下調豐田評級,但其評級仍有進(jìn)一步下調的明顯可能性。(《華爾街日報》)
豐田上周稱(chēng),將在日本雇傭3000到4000名臨時(shí)工,為汽車(chē)產(chǎn)量從日本地震中恢復作準備。即使如此,受地震影響,預計豐田2011年將失去全球汽車(chē)銷(xiāo)量第一的地位,被通用汽車(chē)取代。