Altima hybrid will not be available until 2007

The Nissan Altima hybrid will not challenge the current field of hybrid cars until 2007, rather than in late 2006. The hybrid Altima will only be sold in 8 states and it does not appear that Nissan has high expectations for this vehicle, probably due to the fact that Nissan had to lease hybrid technology from Toyota to produce their first hybrid. If sales of the Toyota Camry hybrid exceed expectations, I'd suspect Nissan will become more bullish in marketing this hybrid.

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