Karl on Cars (Free subscription) | yesterday
In part one of our search for a long term 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid , we emailed two dealerships and requested a price quote from them. We ended up with mixed results, but here's how we plan on making the best of it.
Gearlog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Digital Drive Top 10 car: Ford Fusion, Ford Fusion hybrid. It gets more than 40 mpg, it's comfortable, and the hybrid version doesn't sound that much like a hybrid.
Hybrid Cars (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Would you buy your car again? Every year Consumer Reports asks its subscribers if they would buy their car again. Pretty much every year, the Toyota Prius is one of the top 'buy again' vehicles, as it was again this year, coming in at number 5. But the Prius wasn't the top hybrid on this year's list . Coming in at number 2 was the Ford Fusion hybrid . Perhaps that helps explain...
Hybrid Cars (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Fusion hybrid sales up 73 percent Compared to last year, this year's November hybrid vehicle auto sales were up 21 percent . Still, total new car market share was only 2.7 percent for hybrid cars . Almost half of all hybrids sold were Toyota Prius hybrids , and almost three-quarters of all hybrids sold were made by Toyota. The only real bright spot outside...
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Hybrid , Manufacturing/Plants , Ford 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery After GM's announcement this week that it would invest $336 million in its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to build the Volt, there are noises from Ford about a similar investment. Automotive News is reporting that the Blue Oval is weighing putting $300 to $500 million...
All Cars Electric (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Back at it again, the Ford Fusion Hybrid has won yet another award. Add this new one to the list which includes the vehicles recent selection as Car and Driver's 10 Best. The newest award presented to the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid is the 2010 Earth, Wind, & Power Award for green car of the year. The Fusion was chosen for the award for numerous...
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Hybrid cars sales were up over 20% for the month of November, even though car sales in general were flat in comparison to last year. Hybrid car sales are still down 11% for the year, but recent months have been showing a big upwards trend. Monthly Sales November 2008 November 2009 % Change Make Model N % N % Chrysler Aspen/Durango 35 0.2 0 0 -100 Ford Escape/Mariner 1,361 8.5 960 4.9...
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
US News Autos announced their Best Car for the Money Awards and there are two hybrids on the list. The Toyota Prius won for best hybrid and the Lexus RX Hybrid won Best Hybrid SUV. But the choices are a little vague (at least the criteria is) and if you follow the links even a little bit, you're bound to be confused. For instance, the Toyota Camry won for best midsize,...
Karl on Cars (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Do you see the small link in the above photo to the right of the price that says "View Inventory?" That's the gateway to car buying nirvana. Why? Well, before we get to that, I wanted to say that I'll be shopping for 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and documenting the journey in SHORT blog posts here on Carpool. Today's task is to price and locate a "target car" to buy. Later,...
The Green Motorist (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Ford Fusion Hybrid has been named one of Car and Driver magazine’s “10 Best” cars for 2010 Ford Fusion recently won the prestigious Motor Trend Car of the Year award Ford Fusion Hybrid is only the second hybrid ever to make the magazine’s “10 Best” list A total of 58 vehicles were in the running for the Car [...]
sonupt5@gmail.com | 12/05/2009
Cwtv Put a Hybrid in Your ZIP Code Sweepstakes official Rules & Eligibility If you enter by text messaging, you must have a valid participating Wireless Carrier mobile telephone number and account. In case of dispute as to the identity of the participant, entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the WCMTN. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
The Ford Fusion Hybrid has seen some pretty good reviews so far, and is now seeing quite a few awards swing by, too. The Ford Hybrid was named one of Car and Driver's 10 Best cars for 2010 , plus the Fusion lineup received Motor Trend 2010 Car of the Year Award . And now the Earth, Wind & Power (EWP) have named the Ford Fusion Hybrid as the Most Environmentally...
Triple Pundit (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid was awarded the “Most Environmentally Progressive Car of the Year” by “blogazine” Earth, Wind & Power (EWP) at the Los Angeles Auto Show Wednesday. This award is in addition to its other recent accolades, including Car and Driver’s “10Best” cars for 2010 and the Motor Trend 2010 Car of the [...]
Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Chevrolet's Corvette has once again made the Consumer Report's Owner Satisfaction survey. Although specifics weren't discussed, Corvette ranked third overall behind the Dodge Challenger and the Ford Fusion Hybrid. Rounding out the top 6 was the Porsche 911, Toyota Prius and the all-wheel drive Acura TL. [More]
