Before becoming too gloomy, it is worth recalling why the car has been arguably the most successful and popular product of the whole of the past 100 years-and remains so.

在这种情况变得更糟之前，我们还需要回顾一下——在过去的整整100年里，为什么汽车一直被认为是最成功，最受欢迎的产品——而且目前仍然是。

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In spite of some gloomy data recently, the economic picture remains quite mixed.

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While sentiment is not as gloomy today as it has been, it remains skeptical.

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