ENVIRONMENTALISTS TARGET AUTO DEALERS TO PUSH FORD ON HYBRIDS

Environmentalists are launching a new campaign aimed at pressing Ford Motor Co. to speed development of hybrid vehicles to cut greenhouse gas emissions by targeting Ford dealers. Many activists say these dealers are losing sales to foreign hybrid manufacturers. The Sierra Club, Bluewater Network, Global Exchange and several other environmental groups began their Adopt-A-Dealer campaign on April 1, with the goal of attracting a large number of dealers to back their efforts to pressure Ford to speed production of its...