What where the awards that Ford won when they got all the awards at the Detroit Auto Show?”
Ford’s award sweep signals hope for US auto industry – Summary Detroit – Ford on Monday swept the top awards for best car and truck of the year at the annual North American International Auto Show, marking a hopeful start for a US auto industry that is coming through one of its worst-ever years. The Ford Fusion hybrid won best car and the Ford Transit Connect took best truck as a two-day press preview of the auto show got underway at Detroit’s Cobo Centre. Chairman Bill Ford said the company was adding new consumers “every month.” Ford Motor Company was the only major US carmaker to stay out of bankruptcy in 2009. Rivals General Motors (GM) and Chrysler were forced to take billions of dollars in emergency government loans in order to stay afloat through a deep US recession. The beleaguered US car industry hopes the Detroit show will help it gain some momentum for 2010 with an emphasis on smaller, greener vehicles. GM chief Ed Whitacre voiced confidence that the car giant could start ex
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/01/ford_sweeps_auto_awards.html January 11, 2010, 8:07AM Ford sweeps auto awards at Detroit auto show By Robert Schoenberger, The Plain Dealer DETROIT — Capping off a year in which it gained market share and a lot of attention for not needing government bailouts, Ford won both the North American car of the year and truck of the year awards at the North American International Auto Show today. The Fusion hybrid sedan took honors for car of the year while the Transit Connect small commercial van was the award-winning truck. Built in Mexico, the Fusion was a sales winner for Ford in 2009 with a 22 percent increase. The vehicle has won praise for its fit and finish, fuel economy and its looks. Built from many of the same basic parts as the European Ford Focus, the Transit Connect launched in the United States last year. Ford has said
