Textio (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Fusion hybrid pushes Ford into second place Sales of hybrid cars were up 11.4 percent in October compared to a year ago. Still, total market share was only 2.9 percent. Once again, Toyota dominated the sale of hybrids with its sale’s all-star, the 2010 Prius. The Prius moved 13,496 units, while the next closest competitor, the Honda [...]
Hybrid Cars (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Fusion hybrid pushes Ford into second place Sales of hybrid cars were up 11.4 percent in October compared to a year ago . Still, total market share was only 2.9 percent. Once again, Toyota dominated the sale of hybrids with its sale's all-star, the 2010 Prius . The Prius moved 13,496 units, while the next closest competitor, the Honda Insight moved 1,739 units. Despite the...
Gearlog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Ford Fusion hybrid car review: Ford's radar-based blind spot detector doubles as a cross traffic alert, covering your rear as you pull out of a congested mall parking lot, in case some other idiot (never you) is approaching too quickly.
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... deja vu is almost inescapable. Which is why there’s a surprisingly warm place in my heart for hybrids: they may not be fun or even practical in the traditional senses, but they are undeniably different. Unless, of course, they aren’t.Like other hybrids, the Fusion has a profound effect on the driver that can only be properly compared to a personalized regimen...
Green Options (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
There was a time not too long ago that you couldn’t have paid me to buy another new American automobile. Don’t take that statement that wrong way; it wasn’t for lack of trying. I love the lines of the true classics like the ‘57 Chevy or the ‘65 GTO. But somewhere in the last few decades, the American manufacturers seemed to just give up on making a good product—and...
Green Options (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
As an undergrad in college, I had the privilege of twice attending the annual Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. SEMA is mostly known for wild, outlandish, and powerful versions of street cars; it isn’t the kind of place you go to find people discussing fuel efficiency and hybrids. But 2009 is a year of reckoning and big changes are afoot in the auto...
The GREEN MARKET (Free subscription) | yesterday
Unlike GM and Chrysler, Ford is well known for having avoided a government bailout. They have been producing vehicles that have earned them good reviews and positive consumer feedback. The hybrid version of the Fusion, introduced in 2006, uses a full-hybrid design which allows it to run on electric power alone at low speeds. It has other fuel-saving strategies such as regenerative...
Environmental Leader (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More and more automakers are playing up their hybrid cars, and other environmental progress. In a short trailer about its environmental efforts, BMW touts a zero-emissions car, its water recycling initiatives and factories powered by renewable energy. Here’s how Toyota is promoting its hybrid Prius in Australia. And here’s a look at Ford’s Fusion Hybrid...
Gear Diary (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Ford Motor Company is taking a giant leap forward in rear seat occupant safety as they introduce new inflatable seat belts, set to debut on the next-generation Explorer SUV coming next year. They say that these new belts are being received as at least as comfortable as existing belts, if not more so, with the [...] Related posts: 2010 Ford Ranger adds safety Wednesday Walkaround: 2010 Ford Fusion...
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The top 10 list of vehicles with the best gas mileage are dominated by hybrids and diesel engines. To increase your gas mileage, the best cars for getting the best gas mileage tend to be smaller, but not necessarily so. Hybrid or diesel engines tend to offset the need to decrease weight, just look at the Ford Escape Hybrid, which shows up ninth on the list. MPG Ranking Category...
PopEater Music Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... Kris Allen pose with the keys to their new 2010 Ford Mustang GT Convertible Premium and 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid at the American Idol Ford Giveaway at Galpin Ford on July 17, 2009 in North Hills, California. Adam Lambert And Kris Allen American Idol Ford Giveaway Galpin Ford North Hills, CA United States July 17, 2009 Photo by Jordan Strauss/WireImage.com To license this image (57924398),...
Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... better mileage. Ford's professional engineers came up with this "smart gauge' system in its Fusion hybrid. --------- - (The company apparently doesn't think that the highly touted multi-information display panels in the new Toyota Prius' and the Ford Fusion hybrid do the trick.) Both contests represent efforts to look beyond professional engineers to see what new...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... profit since 2005—to aggressive cost-cutting, popular new products like the Taurus sedan and Fusion hybrid, a cash-for-clunkers bump, and improvements at its financing arm. But Ford also is a clear beneficiary of the woes at GM and Chrysler , both trying to recover after bankruptcy filings earlier this year. Ford cited a market share gain of 2.2 percentage points compared with...
