Daimler is thinking about delaying and maybe even canceling the launch for the new hybrid SUV because of a legal battle with Cobasys LLC. Cobasys provides battery packs for the car and filed a lawsuit against Daimler because of the new SUV.
Cobasys, which has ties to Chevron Corp., is refusing to fulfil its commitment to produce the battery pack, a local newspaper said, citing the lawsuit. Mercedes alleges that the owners of Cobasys have been seeking to sell the company, without telling Mercedes about it, it said.
“Without a reliable source for this critical part, (Mercedes) will be unable to produce the hybrid vehicle in accordance with its scheduled launch date, and will likely be forced to either cancel the vehicle entirely, or delay the launch for an extended period in order to identify and develop a substitute battery, and to redesign other portions of the vehicle to accommodate it,” the newspaper cited the filing as saying.
Daimler earlier this year announced plans to launch the ML450 hybrid SUV, and it aims to start selling the car in June 2009.
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