密歇根新闻广播 底特律汽车行业的进化之路 与以往大不相同

Michigan has historically had an uphill climb to attract investor¹ dollars.

But that's changing.

Detroit News business columnist² Daniel Howes says the smart money is placing bets on Detroit and on Michigan, and that's changing the narrative³ of both.

Howes told us the upcoming North American International Auto⁴ Show will for the first time feature AutoMobili-D, an exposition of mobility⁵ technologies and startup companies showing their wares⁶ and potentially pitching in front of venture capital firms.

"That's very new, it's the first time it's ever been done, but I think it really signifies kind of how Detroit is becoming very cool in the business firmament," he said.

Howes suggested that this is especially exciting when you consider the fact that not too long ago, a handful of Detroit auto companies had to be rescued from collapse⁷ by the federal government and the city itself went through bankruptcy⁸.

"Now we come out on the other side here and you've got some very smart money that historically has been focused on Silicon⁹ Valley that is really looking at Detroit and really looking at Detroit as opportunity," he said.

When venture capital firms are coming to town and looking for startups to invest in, "that says a lot about what they think is going on in Detroit," Howes told us.

But before the city can truly embrace its evolving role in the auto industry, Howes said we need to change the way we think about the industry in Detroit.

"People have got to stop thinking, I know it's hard, but they've got to stop thinking about the auto industry in Detroit in the traditional ways. This is not traditional in any way, shape or form," he said.

"Yes, they're still making the cars and trucks that people have historically grown up with and drive in their personal lives, but there's a whole new vista¹⁰ of business that is opening, and it is bringing a different kind of business attention and investor attention on Detroit and on the capability¹¹ of this transportation ecosystem¹²."

Listen to our conversation above for more.

1 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

2 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

3 narrative   

n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的

参考例句：

• He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。

4 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

5 mobility   

n.可动性，变动性，情感不定

参考例句：

• The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.不同地区房价的差异阻碍了劳动力的流动。
• Mobility is very important in guerrilla warfare.机动性在游击战中至关重要。

6 wares   

n. 货物, 商品

参考例句：

• They sold their wares at half-price. 他们的货品是半价出售的。
• The peddler was crying up his wares. 小贩极力夸耀自己的货物。

7 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

8 bankruptcy   

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。

9 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

10 vista   

n.远景，深景，展望，回想

参考例句：

• From my bedroom window I looked out on a crowded vista of hills and rooftops.我从卧室窗口望去，远处尽是连绵的山峦和屋顶。
• These uprisings come from desperation and a vista of a future without hope.发生这些暴动是因为人们被逼上了绝路，未来看不到一点儿希望。

11 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

12 ecosystem   

n.生态系统

参考例句：

• This destroyed the ecosystem of the island.这样破坏了岛上的生态系统。
• We all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.维持生态系统的完整是我们共同的利益。