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Ford Motor Co. is slated to release its first ever hybrid sedan, the 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid within the next year. This will be a vehicle that company spokesmen say, features new hybrid technology that will enable it to surpass the fuel economy of other competitive hybrids such as the Toyota Camry. The Fusion hybrid will get 41 miles per gallon in cities and 36 miles per gallon on highways; 8 miles per gallon more in the city and 2 miles per gallon on highways more than the Camry hybrid, the closest competitive midsize sedan to the Fusion.

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A new transmission has been designed for the Lincoln MKS. Just in time for the release of its new EcoBoost engine I might add.

Lincoln’s gorgeous new full size sedan is the MKS, a vast improvement on the aged Lincoln Town Car. Available in front or all wheel drive, the car is roomy, luxurious and soon to get an additional boost of power thanks to a new engine and transmission configuration rolling out this summer.

The Ford Motor Company is banking much of its success on what they’re calling EcoBoost technology. This technology takes a standard engine and makes it more powerful thanks to direct injection and twin turbochargers. A standard 3.5L V6 produces adequate power, but when it has been converted to an EcoBoost format, horsepower and torque increase to equal what is normally found in a V8. Moreover, more power is achieved without sacrificing fuel economy.

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With their back to the wall, Ford is seeking billions from Congress and six billion for the sale of Volvo. No one is sure that they’ll see either event happen, but these are desperate times for Ford.

The fortunes of the Ford Motor Company may rest on two events: its pitch this month before Congress seeking billions of dollars in loan money as well as the sale of Volvo, its Swedish automaker. Ford has little control over the former, but much more control over the latter, a sale which could net Ford six billion dollars if the company gets its asking price.

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The Taurus X may be on life support, ready to be killed off by Ford this winter. This CUV has never been popular, a model crowded out in a field over run with competing models.

Among the many problems the Ford Motor Company has encountered over the past few years is trying to come up with a fleet of passenger vehicles with strong customer appeal. This past year the economical Ford Focus has sold quite well and, thanks to retreating gas prices, the F-Series trucks are rebounding while its mid-size twins ? the Fusion, Milan and MKZ ? are also moving off of dealer lots.

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Big trucks are back including the Ford SVT Raptor, perhaps the most powerful pickup truck available today.

The Ford Motor Company has certainly been taking its lumps over the
past few years, with 2008 likely to go down as one of the worst years
in the company’s history. Sales are down, consumer credit is tight, and
fluctuating gas prices has wreaked havoc on an already strained
industry.

Ford’s
champion, the F-150 pickup truck, has seen its sales drop sharply as
buyers avoid vehicles that consume copious amounts of gasoline in favor
of smaller, lighter vehicles which squeeze out every drop of fuel
possible. That shift has caught Ford off guard as their most fuel
efficient cars can be found in Europe while its American operation
leans toward heavier, more powerful vehicles.

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