Thread: Ford Strives to Meet Hybrid Demand
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Old 08-16-2007, 08:00 AM
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Default Re: Ford Strives to Meet Hybrid Demand
From the article...

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Ford says the lack of supply was not the result of any problems in its production system.
Traction for the Escape hybrid could come as welcome news to Ford, which has been mired in a financial crisis since the collapse of the large SUV market. Initial development of the hybrid Escape was championed inside the automaker by Ford Chairman William Ford Jr., who has pushed the company into the gas-electric market.
This is directly Bill Ford's fault. Ford was right behind Toyota initially and then he backed away from hybrids about 18 mo's ago. Then he left the mess to Mulally to fix.

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