Archive for June 28th, 2009

Market Watch Commentary: Ford and GM go head to head in the hybrid game

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Market Watch:

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — You couldn’t find a better illustration of the different paths taken by two of the Detroit Three than in dueling automobile reviews in last Sunday’s New York Times.

The subjects of both pieces were brand-new hybrids from US-based manufacturers. But that’s about all they had in common. One of them, the new Ford Fusion hybrid, got a rave review and looks headed towards a promising future. The other, the so-called “mild hybrid” of the Chevrolet Malibu, is dead on arrival.