“如果说曾经有那么一年印证了卡特彼勒全球业务模式的整体实力,那就是2007年。数十年来,我们已经战略性地构建了全球性生产基地,拓展了产品范围,并且扩大了综合服务业务范围。”卡特彼勒董事长兼首席执行官欧文斯在公司2007年年报里这样说道,“在起伏波动的经济周期中,我们相信这种多样化运营有助于卡特彼勒不断提高经济效益。” “If there was a year that confirmed the overall strength of Caterpillar’s global business model, it was 2007. For decades we have strategically built a global manufacturing base, expanded our product range, and expanded Integrated services business. ”Owens, Caterpillar Chairman and CEO said in the company’s 2007 annual report, “ In the volatile economic cycle, we believe that this diversified operations to help Caterpillar Constantly improve economic efficiency. ”