New Hybrid cars in China

Hybrid cars are hydrogen-powered cars are seen as vehicles of the future as they do not use gasoline and their only by-product is water vapor. Toyota Motor, the world's second biggest automaker after GM and a pioneer of environmentally friendly cars, began production in China of its popular Prius hybrid at the end of 2005. US auto giant General Motors announced a plan to build environmentally-friendly hybrid cars in China by 2008. The hybrid would go into mass production at the Shanghai GM plant, a joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.