The redesigned (though not reengineered) 2012 Camry is being showered with faint praise since its launch last fall, and so far it has been selling mostly to longtime Toyota customers. It will have to do better than that to reach its 2012 target of 360,000 cars, including 50,000 hybrids. The strong yen will be less of a problem -- all Camrys sold in the U.S. are made domestically.

2013雷克萨斯GS 350

    尽管豪车销量大有回升，但雷克萨斯（Lexus）的表现却差强人意，主要原因在于生产线老化和设计的平庸。现在总体豪车市场已经回升了10%，但雷克萨斯的销量却下跌了14%。雷克萨斯的一大短板就是它的GS运动轿车。新款GS 350退出了全新设计，它也是雷克萨斯第一款旨在增强视觉吸引力和情感吸引力的设计。雷克萨斯希望藉此吸引一些梅塞德斯奔驰（Mercedes-Benz）和宝马（BMW）的潜在客户，从而将GS系列的销量提高50%。

2013 Lexus GS 350

    Amid the boom in luxury cars, Lexus has been a laggard, slowed by an aging product line and uninspiring design. In an overall market that's climbed 10%, Lexus sales have fallen 14%. One of its weakest spots has been the GS sport sedan, but it's been completely revamped and is the first Lexus with a new design sensibility aimed at being more visually compelling and emotionally engaging. Lexus hopes to boost the GS's conquest rate 50% by stealing sales from Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

2012雷克萨斯 LF-A

    它是雷克萨斯产品线的全新旗舰车型，限量发售，采用了碳纤维车身。

2012 Lexus LF-A

    The new standard-bearer of the Lexus line is the LF-A, a limited-production, carbon-fiber.

2012丰田普瑞斯

    明年普锐斯（Prius）系列将“一花分五叶”，发展到五款车型，但大多数人最关注的还是插电式的普锐斯PHV。它将于明年春天发售，售价为32,000美元。它可在纯电动模式下续航16英里，二氧化碳排放量仅为标准普锐斯的一半，而且用家用电源只需90分钟便可完成充电。丰田现在每年可售出14万辆普锐斯。09丰田相信，到2015年左右，普锐斯系列的销量将超过凯美锐。

2012 Toyota Prius line

    The Prius line of hybrid-powered cars grows from one model to five in 2012, but most of the attention will be focused on the plug-in Prius PHV. It goes on sale in the spring for $32,000. The PHV can travel 16 miles on its batteries alone, emits half the carbon dioxide of a standard Prius, and can be recharged on household current in 90 minutes. Toyota already sells about 140,000 Priuses a year and believes that the entire line will surpass the Camry in volume by the second half of the decade.

2013日产天籁

    在美国进口中型车市场上，日产天籁（Altima）已经悄然成了一个强有力的冠军争夺者，它的销量超过了本田雅阁（Accord），直逼凯美锐。天籁的成功使日产2011年前11个月在美国市场上的份额提高到了8.2%，超过了去年同期的7.8%。日产CEO卡洛斯•高森希望到2014年将日产在美份额提高到10%，而新款天籁（如上图）正是决定这个目标能否实现的关键。如果能够如愿达到这个目标，届时日产将超过现代-起亚和本田，成为美国汽车市场的第五大厂商。

2013 Nissan Altima

    The Altima has quietly become a serious contender for leadership in the import mid-size car segment, passing the Honda Accord, and gaining on Camry. Its success has helped boost Nissan's U.S. market share to 8.2% for the first 11 months of 2011 vs. 7.8% a year ago. The new model coming in the fall (2012 is pictured above) is key to Nissan reaching its 10% goal for 2014 growth set by CEO Carlos Ghosn. That would push Nissan past Hyundai-Kia and Honda and into fifth place in U.S. sales.

2012日产聆风

    2011年是全电动汽车日产聆风（Leaf）发售的第一年，不过这款小车已经获得了成功，它的销量应该已经逼近了10,000辆的销售目标。聆风并不是日产的主要业务，但却给日产带来了良好的口碑。目前日产正在规划三款新的电池动力车型，其中包括一款英菲尼迪（Infiniti）轿车，和一款可以用做出租车的MPV。业界会密切关注日产电动汽车的进度，以观察电动汽车的消费者是否会从早期的小众群体变成主流。

2012 Nissan Leaf

    Nissan is taking victory laps for the first-year success of the all-electric Leaf, which should come close to reaching its sales target of 10,000 cars. It's not a major business yet but good for bragging rights, and Nissan is planning three more battery-powered models, including an Infiniti sedan and a small van that can also be used as a taxi. Their progress rates will be watched closely to see if buyers move out of the early-adopter category and into the mainstream.

2013本田雅阁

    图中为2012款本田雅阁，而最新的2013款雅阁将于明年秋天上市。不过明年一月本田将展示一款双门概念车，据说它将“传递第九代本田雅阁动感进取的形象”，届时好奇的车迷们可以先睹为快。新款本田思域（Civic）最近受到了广泛的批评，毫无悬念地拿下了年度最不受待见车型的称号，所以新雅阁必须给力才行。新雅阁还将包含一款插电式混动车型，每次充电可续航15英里。

2013 Honda Accord

    The next new Accord that replaces the 2012 above doesn't go on sale until the fall, but the curious will get a sneak peak in January when Honda shows a two-door concept that "will convey the dynamic and aggressive profile" of the ninth-generation model. It better -- the most recent Civic was widely panned and easily wins the prize for most disliked car of the year. Among the Accord variations will be a plug-in hybrid that runs 15 miles per charge.

2013讴歌ILX

    本田的准豪车品牌讴歌（Acura）由于目标设立得不正确，加上设计令人不爽，因此备受诟病，但现在讴歌正在重整旗鼓。讴歌一开始被定位为本田车主的升级车型，就像别克（Buick）与雪佛兰（Chevrolet）的关系一样。但由于设计过于前卫，再加上产品的命名令人摸不着头脑，因此讴歌近年来一直裹足不前。该公司表示，讴歌的新重点将是“科技趣味”和“环保表现”。而ILX轿车将取代上图中的TSX，成为讴歌的入门车型。讴歌ILX轿车基于本田思域平台，它将于明年春天开始铺货，并将包含一款混动版，这也是讴歌的首款混合动力车型。

2013 Acura ILX

    Honda's much-maligned sub-luxury brand is resetting again after an unfortunate string of misguided aspirations and unsettling designs. Originally conceived as a step-up line for Honda owners the way Buick was for Chevrolet, it has wandered in recent years with aggressive designs and confusing nomenclature. Acura's new emphasis, the company says, will be on "fun technologies" and "environmental performance. The compact ILX will be the automaker's entry-level model, replacing the TSX (above). Based on the Honda Civic, it is due to reach dealers in the spring and will include a hybrid model, Acura's first.

2013马自达CS-5

    据《汽车新闻》（Automotive News）报道，马自达（Mazda）CX-5紧凑跨界车的问世标志着该公司的后福特时代拉开了大幕。CX-5采用了独特的汽车架构和设计语言（它们也将出现在CX-7上），同时也对发动机、变速器、车身和底盘进行了升级。如果马自达打算到2014年实现在美年销售40万辆汽车的目标，那么这些升级只能成功、不能失败。在2011年的头11个月，马自达在美共售出了228,073辆汽车，比去年同期上涨了12%。

2013 Mazda CX-5

    The arrival of the CX-5 compact crossover, according to Automotive News, marks the beginning of the Japanese automaker's post-Ford era with a unique vehicle architecture and design language that will also be used on the CX-7. It will also feature engine, transmission, body, and chassis upgrades. They'll need to be successful if Mazda is to reach its goal of selling 400,000 vehicles annually in the U.S. by 2014. For the first 11 months of 2011, the automaker sold 228,073, a 12% gain over a year ago.

2012斯巴鲁BRZ

    斯巴鲁（Subaru）凭借后驱的BRZ轿跑重返运动轿跑市场。这款轿跑是斯巴鲁与丰田共同研发的，将于明年春天开始发售。斯巴鲁给人们的印象往往是傲虎（Outback）或森林人（Forester）等实用车型，而斯巴鲁希望用BRZ来打破人们的这种成见。由于日本海啸导致供应短缺，斯巴鲁2011年的销量受到了拖累，公司现在正打算提高北美工厂的产量以缓和供应紧张的局面。斯巴鲁2011年的销量预计将达到26万辆，而它明年的目标则是达到30万辆。

    译者：朴成奎

2012 Subaru BRZ

    Subaru reenters the sport coupe segment with the rear-drive BRZ, developed in cooperation with Toyota. Set to go on sale in the spring, it is an attempt to extend Subaru's image beyond the utilitarian Outback and Forester. Subaru was restrained in 2011 by supply shortages caused by the Japanese tsunami, and it is looking at boosting production in North America to ease constraints. It is aiming to sell 300,000 vehicles in the U.S. next year vs. an estimated 260,000 in 2011.