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Originally Posted by martinjlm
No doubt Toyota is waaay out there in terms of hybrid cars on the market and is by far the most visible hybrid proponent on the planet. But with the co-development agreements with BMW, Chrysler, and Daimler, GM is no slouch. Add to that the fact that GM is coming at the technology from the large end of the market (buses ---> trucks ---> crossovers ---> cars) and I'd say that things will get pretty hot over the next couple years. Consumers will benefit from the competition and the additional product offerings. Just yesterday, GM-Allison announced the sale of an additional 1,700 hybrid buses to Washington DC, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Peace,
Martin
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Not to detract but isn't the whole GM and company approach the same as IBM's focus on the high end and business end of the computer market. Meanwhile Microsoft jumped to success on personal computers in the home.
Toyota is the biggest player and even if GM is working hard on their own programs they don't seem to be repeating any gains from their direction in efficiency.