Dodge Ram Brand

The Two-Mode Hybrid system for large sport utilities and trucks hasn't exactly set the world on fire. In 2006, General Motors, Daimler and Chrysler (then a single company) announced a partnership, soon joined by BMW, to develop the Two-Mode Hybrid system for large rear-wheel drive vehicles. But Daimler and Chrysler split, two of the partners declared bankruptcy and were reconstituted with U.S. government funds, and the once-promising four-way partnership has been dissolved. GM goes solo Now GM is the sole proprietor (and largest user) of the Two-Mode system. Yet last year, GM sold just 8,820...