During last year’s election season there was a lot of controversy surrounding the type of vehicles the presidential candidates drove. At that time, Kelly Blue Book released a study showing that Barack Obama supporters drove hybrid and compact vehicles while John McCain supporters drove SUVs and pickups. We also learned that the McCain family owned [...]
A study conducted by The Patent Board found that FoMoCo outperformed all other automakers in the quality and significance of its technology patents. “Ford’s patented technologies are closer to the cutting edge than its competitors,” says Christine Wren, director of business development for The Patent Board. The 2010 Ford Fusion and the Fusion Hybrid set new standards [...]
As GM’s Fritz Henderson and Chrysler’s Bob Nardelli face their career’s toughest week, Ford CEO Alan Mulally is out and about making vehicle deliveries. That’s right, FoMoCo CEO Alan Mulally headed over to Seattle today to deliver the 1 millionth vehicle, a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, equipped with Ford Sync to Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer. [...]
FoMoCo has confirmed that an email being circulated offering 500 units of the 2010 Ford Fusion for $15,000 is a hoax. Ford said that the sales manager listed in the email is not a company employee. Ford did how ever take the opportunity to pass along some info that is true: – The all-new 2010 [...]
Sales of the Ford Fusion Hybrid helped FoMoCo grab a big slice of the U.S. market even as its sales dropped 32 percent. According to the Wall Street Journal Ford outsold rival Toyota for the first time in at least a year. Toyota’s sales fell 42 percent. Domestic rival General Motors reported a sales drop of 34 [...]
This past weekend, a team of drivers attempted to travel more than 1,000 miles on a single tank of gas in the 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid. Ford announced today that the drivers managed to get a whopping 1,445.7 miles out of a single tank during a drive from Mount Vernon, Va to Washington, D.C., averaging 81.5 [...]
Over the weekend, a team of drivers including NASCAR star Carl Edwards and world-record breaking hypermiler Wayne Gerdes, will attempt to travel more than 1,000 miles on a single tank of gas in the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. The event will raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The event will start at 8:00 am [...]
Adding to their already impressive resume the 2010 Ford Fusion and 2010 Mercury Milan (and their hybrid versions) have all been given a “Top Safety Pick” rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Both FoMoCo models deliver segment-exclusive safety and driver-aid technologies including SYNC with 911 Assist, Blind Spot Information System with Cross [...]
Ford has announced the pricing on its 2010 Ford Fusion and 2010 Mercury Milan mid-size sedans. Both cars go on sale later this spring. The 2010 Ford Fusion and the 2010 Mercury Milan start at $19,995 and $21,905 respectively - including delivery and destination. The 2010 Fusion is available in SE and SEL trim levels with [...]
It’s not every day that you go out and make a hard decision of dropping a couple of thousand dollars on a vehicle and come home and have a personal voicemail from the CEO of the automaker thanking you for your purchase. Well, that’s exactly what happened to a Grand Rapids lawyer who received a [...]
