[eraser2005]

That still puts them years behind Toyota, Honda, and Ford in terms of actually having vehicles on the market.

[RayChuang88]

However, the system developed by that alliance has these advantages:

1. It offers the superior gas-saving performance of Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive system but in a much smaller package.

2. Unlike Honda's Integrated Motor Assist hybrid system, it can work with really powerful engines.