奧巴馬就通用汽車公司重組一事英語演講稿

　　Remarks by the President on General Motors Restructuring

　　Grand Foyer

　　June 1, 2019

　　Just over two months ago, I spoke with you in this same spot about the challenges facing our auto industry, and I laid out what needed to be done to save two of America's most storied automakers ——General Motors and Chrysler. These companies were facing a crisis decades in the making, and having relied on loans from the previous administration, were asking for more。

　　From the beginning, I made it clear that I would not put any more tax dollars on the line if it meant perpetuating the bad business decisions that had led these companies to seek help in the first place. I refused to let these companies become permanent wards of the state, kept afloat on an endless supply of taxpayer money. In other words, I refused to kick the can down the road。

　　But I also recognized the importance of a viable auto industry to the well-being of families and communities across our industrial Midwest and across the United States. In the midst of a deep recession and financial crisis, the collapse of these companies would have been devastating for countless Americans, and done enormous damage to our economy —— beyond the auto industry. It was also clear that if GM and Chrysler remade and retooled themselves for the 21st century, it would be good for American workers, good for American manufacturing, and good for America's economy。

　　I decided, then, that if GM and Chrysler and their stakeholders were willing to sacrifice for their companies survival and success; if they were willing to take the difficult, but necessary steps to restructure, and make themselves stronger, leaner, and more competitive, then the United States government would stand behind them。

　　The original restructuring plans submitted by GM and Chrysler earlier this year did not call for the sweeping changes these companies needed to survive —— and I couldn't in good conscience proceed on that basis. So we gave them a chance to develop a stronger plan that would put them on a path toward long-term viability. The 60 days GM had to submit its revised plans have now elapsed, and I want to say a few words about where we are and what steps will be taken going forward. But before I do, I want to give you an update on where things stand with Chrysler。

　　When my administration took office and began going over Chrysler's books, the future of this great American car company was uncertain. In fact, it was not clear whether it had any future at all. But after consulting with my Auto Task Force, industry experts, and financial advisors, and after asking many tough questions, I became convinced that if Chrysler were willing to undergo a restructuring and if it were able to form a partnership with a viable global car company, then Chrysler could get a new lease on life。

　　Well, that more promising scenario has now come to pass. Today, after taking a number of painful steps, and moving through a quick, efficient, and fair bankruptcy process, a new, stronger Chrysler is poised to complete its alliance with Fiat. Just 31 days after Chrysler's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, a court has approved the Chrysler-Fiat alliance, paving the way for a new Chrysler to emerge from bankruptcy in the next few days。

　　What happens next is in the hands of their executives, managers, and workers ——as it is for any private company. But what the completion of this alliance means is that tens of thousands of jobs that would have been lost if Chrysler had liquidated will now be saved, and that consumers have no reason at all to worry about a restructuring—— even one as painful as what Chrysler underwent。

　　And keep in mind —— many experts said that a quick, surgical bankruptcy was impossible. They were wrong. Others predicted that Chrysler's decision to enter bankruptcy would lead to an immediate collapse in consumer confidence that would send car sales over a cliff. They were wrong, as well. In fact, Chrysler sold more cars in May than it did in April, in part because consumers were comforted by our extraordinary commitment to stand behind a quick bankruptcy process. All in all, it's a dramatic —— an outcome dramatically better than what appeared likely when this process began。

　　美國總統(tǒng)就通用汽車公司重組一事發(fā)表演講

　　大會(huì)堂前廳

　　2019年6月1日

　　就在兩個(gè)多月前，就在此處，我與諸位探討了美國汽車業(yè)所面臨的挑戰(zhàn)，我列出了拯救美國兩大著名汽車制造商——通用汽車公司和克萊斯勒公司所應(yīng)采取的措施。這兩家公司面臨著過去幾十年中孕育已久的危機(jī)，他們依賴往屆政府的貸款，現(xiàn)在又要求政府提供更多幫助。

　　從一開始我就明確表示，我將不會(huì)投入更多的稅收，否則就意味著將失敗的經(jīng)營決策繼續(xù)下去，而這種經(jīng)營決策已經(jīng)導(dǎo)致上述兩家公司首先提出援助要求。我不會(huì)任憑這些公司成為國家永久的負(fù)擔(dān)，靠納稅人的源源不斷提供血汗錢而生存。換言之，我不會(huì)再采用權(quán)宜之計(jì)了。

　　但我也承認(rèn)，在以工業(yè)為主的中西部地區(qū)乃至全美，一個(gè)能獨(dú)立生存的汽車企業(yè)關(guān)乎家庭及社會(huì)的福祉。在經(jīng)濟(jì)嚴(yán)重衰退和金融危機(jī)時(shí)期，這些公司的倒閉對(duì)無數(shù)美國人來說無疑是一種災(zāi)難，會(huì)對(duì)全國經(jīng)濟(jì)造成巨大影響——且遠(yuǎn)不止是汽車工業(yè)。如果通用汽車公司和克萊斯勒公司能在21世紀(jì)自行重組再造，毫無疑問，這將有益于美國的工人、制造業(yè)以及美國的整體經(jīng)濟(jì)。

　　因此，我決定，如果通用汽車公司和克萊斯勒公司及其利益相關(guān)者愿意為公司的生存和成功作出犧牲，愿意直面困難，通過采取必要的重組措施使公司變得更為強(qiáng)大、精悍、更富競爭力，那么，美國政府就會(huì)支持它們。

　　今年年初，通用汽車公司和克萊斯勒公司最初提交的重組計(jì)劃中并未提出企業(yè)生存必需的全面改革計(jì)劃，因此我不能愧對(duì)良心在這種條件下給予支持，我給了它們一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)——制定一項(xiàng)更強(qiáng)有力的計(jì)劃，并走上長期保持生存能力的道路。然而，通用汽車公司提交修改計(jì)劃的60天期限已經(jīng)過去，我要對(duì)我們的現(xiàn)狀和未來采取的措施發(fā)表看法。但是在這之前，我想講一下克萊斯勒的最新進(jìn)展。

　　本屆政府執(zhí)政后就開始徹查克萊斯勒的賬目，發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)美國汽車業(yè)的巨頭前途未卜。事實(shí)上，它是否還有前途都不得而知。但是經(jīng)過咨詢白宮汽車行動(dòng)小組、行業(yè)專家和財(cái)政顧問，并就諸多難題進(jìn)行探討后，我開始相信如果克萊斯勒愿意重組，能與一家具備生存能力的全球化汽車企業(yè)建立伙伴關(guān)系，那么它將會(huì)重獲新生。

　　更多充滿希望的劇情正在上演。今天，在經(jīng)歷了一系列痛苦的環(huán)節(jié)以及快速、高效和公平的破產(chǎn)程序后，一個(gè)全新且更具實(shí)力的克萊斯勒完成了與菲亞特的結(jié)盟。僅在克萊斯勒依據(jù)《破產(chǎn)法》第11章規(guī)定申請(qǐng)破產(chǎn)的31天后，法院批準(zhǔn)了克萊斯勒-菲亞特的結(jié)盟，為克萊斯勒在未來幾年中重塑自我并從破產(chǎn)中崛起鋪平了道路。

　　接下來，公司的命運(yùn)就掌控在公司的高層、經(jīng)理和員工的手中了，這和任何其他私營企業(yè)并無二致。但結(jié)盟的完成意味著因克萊斯勒公司清償債務(wù)會(huì)失去的數(shù)萬個(gè)工作崗位，將得以保留，消費(fèi)者也無須對(duì)重組有絲毫擔(dān)憂，即使這種重組和克萊斯勒所經(jīng)歷的一切同樣令人痛苦。

　　值得關(guān)注的是，許多專家曾認(rèn)為外科手術(shù)式的快速破產(chǎn)方式不可行，然而，他們錯(cuò)了。另一些人預(yù)計(jì)克萊斯勒公司的破產(chǎn)決定將會(huì)導(dǎo)致消費(fèi)者信心會(huì)頃刻瓦解，使汽車銷量一落千丈，他們也錯(cuò)了。事實(shí)上，克萊斯勒公司5月的銷售業(yè)績要好于4月，部分原因是由于我們對(duì)快速破產(chǎn)程序做出了特別承諾，安撫了消費(fèi)者。總而言之，與程序啟動(dòng)時(shí)相比，效果極為明顯。