Mazda Motor, Japan's fourth-largest carmaker, said Tuesday that it was entering the market for fuel-efficient gasoline-electric vehicles, sharing technology with Ford Motor to catch up with its larger rival, Toyota Motor.

Mazda, of which Ford owns a third, said it was planning to make a version of the Tribute sport utility vehicle powered by a gasoline engine and an electric motor, a hybrid version similar to the Ford Escape. The Mazda Tribute shares a chassis and engine platform with the Ford model.

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