3.新車?yán)线t到

亨利?福特可能是主導(dǎo)史上新車改款最慢進(jìn)程的人,。1928年,，他把T型車的生產(chǎn)線關(guān)停了整整九個(gè)月，以便為A型車的生產(chǎn)做準(zhǔn)備,。從那以后,，新車改款速度就快多了，但它們?nèi)匀粫?huì)惹出各種麻煩,?？巳R斯勒公司（Chrysler）就因?yàn)槿碌木潘僮兯倨鞯恼{(diào)校問(wèn)題而推遲了發(fā)布2014款吉普切諾基（見上圖）。與此同時(shí),，福特汽車公司（Ford）則將2013款林肯MKZ的上市時(shí)間延后四個(gè)月以解決質(zhì)量問(wèn)題,，而在推出2013款“翼虎”（Escape）和蒙迪歐（Fusion）上也碰到了諸多問(wèn)題。業(yè)內(nèi)報(bào)告稱,，為了確保2014款蒙迪歐不再碰上類似問(wèn)題,，福特正對(duì)生產(chǎn)線的工人開展特別培訓(xùn)，這樣老亨利的記錄看來(lái)暫時(shí)是能保住了,。

3. Delaying new model launches

Henry Ford made what is probably the slowest new model chanegover in history when he shut down Model T production for nine months to get ready for the Model A in 1928. Launches have gotten speedier since then, but they are still causing trouble. Chrysler has held back the introduction of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee (above) because of calibration issues with the new nine-speed transmission. Ford (F, Fortune 500), meanwhile, delayed the launch of the 2013 Lincoln MKZ for four months to fix quality problems and also encountered issues getting the 2013 Escape and Fusion into showrooms. To make sure it doesn't run into similar problems with the 2014 Fusion, Ford is laying on extra training for production workers, according to trade reports, so Old Henry's record seems safe for now.