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Ford And Toyota Cut Ties On Hybrids

Ford and Toyota will go their separate ways on hybrid development, announcing an end this week to talks on a possible partnership. The carmakers had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2011, but the project has failed to gain traction in


Ford and Toyota will go their separate ways on hybrid development, announcing an end this week to talks on a possible partnership.

The carmakers had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2011, but the project has failed to gain traction in the time since. 

The project was expected to include the joint development of new and existing systems, along with a new hybrid system for use in rear-wheel-drive light commercial vehicles.

It was expected that a formal agreement would be reached by mid-2012, but after a protracted negotiation period, the companies have elected to pursue their own hybrid plans. 

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