Mercury Mariner hybrid

Mercury at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS)

January 7, 2005 – Lou Ann Hammond discusses Ford releasing the Mercury Mariner hybrid because of the overwhelming response of the Escape hybrid.

The 2005 Detroit Auto show brought out the concept of diesel hybrids and a merger of hybrid technology between General Motors and Daimler Chrysler

Lou Ann Hammond

Lou Ann Hammond is the CEO of Carlist and Driving the Nation. She is the co-host of Real Wheels Washington Post carchat every Friday morning and is the Automotive, energy correspondent for The John Batchelor Show and a Contributor to Automotive Electronics magazine headquartered in Korea. Hammond is a founding member of the Women's World Car of the Year #WWCOTY, and board member of the Women in Automotive.