http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/09/21/...rid/index.html

Toyota apparently announced in Frankfurt it plans to make all of its models in hybrid versions. In an effort to play catch-up, Ford announced big plans as well.

But my favorite quotation from this was:

Ford Chief Operating Officer Jim Padilla complained to reporters Tuesday that it could be offering more hybrid vehicles if it weren't for the shortage of specialized components, and he blamed some Japanese auto manufacturers for the shortage.
"It is a supply issue, and it's supply of several technologies," Padilla said at the Reuters Summit in Detroit. "The Japanese have shown a little bit of a predatory approach."

See this:

http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/f...arts.3740.html