Chrysler Group LLC is recalling about 469000 SUVs worldwide to update software after some vehicles’ circuit boards were found to be transmitting signals that trigger inadvertent gear shifts to neutral，the No. 3 U.S. automaker said Saturday.
美國(guó)第三大汽車制造商克萊斯勒集團(tuán)11日宣布，因部分車輛的電路板發(fā)送錯(cuò)誤指令導(dǎo)致車輛意外換至空擋，該集團(tuán)將在全球共召回大約46.9萬(wàn)輛運(yùn)動(dòng)型多功能汽車，以對(duì)軟件進(jìn)行升級(jí)。(路透社)
Included are 2006 to 2010-model-year Jeep Commanders and 2005 to 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokees，of which about 295000 are in the United States，28500 are in Canada and 4200 are in Mexico. The remaining 141000 are outside of North America.
此次召回車輛涉及2006至2010款吉普指揮官、2005至2010款吉普大切諾基，其中包括美國(guó)市場(chǎng)的29.5萬(wàn)輛，加拿大市場(chǎng)的2.85萬(wàn)輛，墨西哥市場(chǎng)的4200輛，以及北美以外地區(qū)的14.1萬(wàn)輛。(路透社)
It was Chrysler’s largest recall since more than 900000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs were recalled worldwide in November to fix a part that could cause airbags to deploy inadvertently.
這是自去年11月克萊斯勒因安全氣囊意外打開問(wèn)題在全球召回90余萬(wàn)輛吉普大切諾基和吉普自由人運(yùn)動(dòng)型多功能車以來(lái)，該集團(tuán)數(shù)量最大的車輛召回。(路透社)
U.S. safety regulators say cracks in a circuit board can cause a faulty signal as the SUVs are being started. If the vehicles shift into neutral they can roll away. Chrysler says the problem has caused 26 crashes and two injuries.
美國(guó)安全監(jiān)管部門表示，電路板故障可能導(dǎo)致車輛啟動(dòng)時(shí)發(fā)出錯(cuò)誤指令，而車輛在換至空擋時(shí)可能發(fā)生溜車現(xiàn)象�？巳R斯勒表示，該故障問(wèn)題已造成26起汽車事故報(bào)告，其中2人受傷。(美聯(lián)社)
Chrysler will notify owners and dealers will update software to take care of the problem. Repairs will be made at no cost to owners.
克萊斯勒將通知車主和經(jīng)銷商升級(jí)軟件以解決該問(wèn)題，相關(guān)修理費(fèi)用無(wú)須車主承擔(dān)。(美聯(lián)社)
Chrysler，an affiliate of Italy’s Fiat SpA，also said it is recalling 532 2013-model-year Ram 1500 pickup trucks in the United States and Canada，a third of which remain in dealer inventories，to inspect and possibly replace windshield defrosting and defogging components.
隸屬于意大利菲亞特汽車公司的克萊斯勒集團(tuán)還表示，將在美國(guó)和加拿大召回532輛2013款公羊1500皮卡(其中三分之一在汽車經(jīng)銷商庫(kù)存中)，以檢查和更換擋風(fēng)玻璃的除霜除霧部件。(路透社)
Additionally，the company said it is recalling about 5330 right-hand-drive 2008 to 2012 Jeep Wranglers to install dust shields to prevent dust buildup that could compromise airbag operation. All of the vehicles，used mostly for rural mail delivery，are in the United States.
此外，該公司還將召回大約5330輛2008至2012款右舵吉普牧馬人，并安裝防塵罩以避免灰塵堆積損害安全氣囊功能。所有召回車輛均在美國(guó)，大部分用于農(nóng)村郵遞。(路透社)
Chrysler said it was unaware of any accidents or injuries linked to the Ram and Wrangler recall issues.
克萊斯勒稱，尚未收到涉及公羊皮卡和牧馬人的相關(guān)事故和傷亡報(bào)告。(路透社)
Chrysler’s first-quarter net profits fell 65% as the third largest US carmaker shipped fewer older cars in preparation for new product launches. The company，58%-owned by Fiat，earned $166m in the January to March period，on revenues down 6% to $15.4bn. Consequently，F(xiàn)iat’s net profits tumbled to $166m from $473m a year ago.
因準(zhǔn)備新產(chǎn)品發(fā)布而減少舊款車輛的供應(yīng)，克萊斯勒集團(tuán)今年一季度凈利潤(rùn)僅1.66億美元，同比下降65%；營(yíng)業(yè)額下降6%，至154億美元。菲亞特公司擁有克萊斯勒58%的股權(quán)，受此影響，菲亞特公司凈利潤(rùn)從去年同期的4.73億美元降至1.66億美元。(英國(guó)廣播公司)