Mazda switches to Toyota hybrid technology

The Ford inspired Tribute hybrid

By 2013 or so, Mazda will seek to sell about 100,000 hybrid vehicles per year using a hybrid system provided by Toyota that will include batteries, motors, control units, etc according to GreenCarCongress.

Finish: Mazda switches to Toyota hybrid technology

Mazda, the green arm of Ford?

Mazda's Tribute hybrid at the LA Auto Show

"Mazda is carefully positioning itself to become the small-vehicle environmental leader within the Ford Motor Company. The company plans a major green effort within the next few years, hiking its research and development budget 30 percent to beef up efforts on green vehicles."

(Source: InsideLine)