Monday, August 08, 2005

Ford blames Toyota for hybrid parts shortage

While the Ford Escape hybrid SUV, was the first hybrid SUV to market, Ford hybrid vehicle development is still several years behind both Toyota and Ford. According to the Detroit News, Ford is blaming Toyota for its limited supply of hybrid vehicles.

Please. It turns out Ford is having trouble securing enough hybrid transmissions. Hmmm, sounds sort of like the same problem that caused lengthy waiting lists for the Toyota Prius hybrid, and also pushed back the release of both the Toyota Highlander hybrid and the Lexus RX400h hybrid.

In truth, Toyota has had and is still having problems getting enough hybrid parts. (Full Story)

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