Ford Electrifies Two Fusion Sedans, Pulls Plug on Hybrid SUV
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Ford Motor Co. is driving in different directions on its hybrid strategy by pulling the plug on its 7-year-old gasoline-electric Escape sport-utility vehicle while rolling out two hybrid versions of its Fusion family car.
Ford today at the Detroit auto show introduced a sleekly restyled Fusion, a midsize that aims to gain ground on Toyota Motor Corp.’s top-selling Camry. This Fusion will come with a choice of three propulsion systems: traditional gasoline engine, a gas-electric hybrid and a plug-in hybrid. When Ford debuted a new Escape in November, it dropped the hybrid, which sold 10,089 copies last year, 9.8 percent fewer than in 2010.