The 2010 Ford Fusion has been named Motor Trend's Car of the year!

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Fresh from playing 15 holes in the cold rain Jeremy Fraser of Frankfort stopped at the Lincoln-Way North Homecoming football game to claim his prize as the winner of the Triblocal.com and Rizzacars.com High School Player of the Month for September.



Fraser is a junior at Lincoln-Way North and a member of the varsity boys golf team. At 16, he's been a key member of the team and aiming for a top finish this season.



Each month schools present a nominee for High School Player of the Month and readers, like you, cast votes for the athlete you'd like to see win the contest. The athlete with the most votes is declared the winner.



As the winner, Fraser received an award and Rizzacars.com donated $500 to Lincoln-Way North High School.



To present the award Oct. 3 Dan McMillan, chief financial officer of Rizzacars.com presented the check to Lincoln-Way North Athletic Director Matthew Lyke and Jeremy Fraser.



By Triblocal.com reporter Melissa R. Riske

Joe Rizza has again received Ford Motor Company's President's Award. The most prestigious award that Ford gives its dealers. It recognizes excellence in customer satisfaction for Ford Sales and Service. Ford Motor Company's General Zone Manager Jeff Terlep expressed his excitement. "Ford Motor Company is extremely proud of Joe Rizza's accomplishments in all 3 of his Ford and Lincoln, Mercury dealerships," stated Mr. Terlep. Only 5% of all Ford Dealers nation wide receive this high honor.

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There are several metrics to determine if a manufacturer is producing high-quality vehicles. J.D. Power surveys and Consumer Reports are useful consumer tools, but one statistic tells the automakers how well they're doing perhaps more than any other: warranty costs. At the turn of the 21st century, Ford was dumping billions of dollars into warranty vehicle repair, but the Blue Oval says that recent quality gains has cut warranty costs by $1.2 billion over the past two years. In fact, since 2004, warranty repair work has been reduced by 50%. Amazingly, the warranty cost reductions come as Ford has increased warranty coverage from 3 years and 36,000 miles to 5 years or 60,000 miles.

Ford says it has improved quality by scrutinizing every part of the vehicle creation process. Computer-aided design and engineering is cutting cost while also delivering more precise data, and the Blue Oval's global product development system delivers standardized engineering. Ford has improved its processes at the plant level as well. Each of the automaker's facilities has a variability reduction team that weeds out oddball processes, removing the chance for error.

18 of Ford's 24 models have fewer Things Gone Wrong than the year before, and every vehicle since 2005 has better quality than its predecessor. Ford promises that new models like the 2010 Taurus will continue the tradition of improved quality, giving the Blue Oval a solid shot at passing the Japanese competition in J.D. Power and Consumer Reports. The result for Ford is much-needed cost savings, but the larger victory comes from the fact that customers are spending less time in service and more time on the road. Hit the jump to read Ford's press release.

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Continue reading Ford global warranty costs slashed by $1.2B over last two years

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Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Green, Ford

In the market for a fuel-sipping mid-size sedan? Now, and for a limited time only, buyers of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid will be eligible for the $3,400 federal tax credit for hybrid vehicles. Late last year, Ford hit the magic 60,000 limit on individual hybrid sales that's been imposed by the Feds, so the tax credit for all of the Blue Oval's hybrid machines will be halved beginning on April 1st. Beginning in October, the credit will again be cut in half to $850 and the entire amount will be gone starting January 1st of 2010.

Tax credit or not, the 2010 Fusion Hybrid's EPA rating of 41 mpg city and 36 mpg highway bests the Toyota Camry Hybrid by a whopping eight mpg in the city and two mpg on the highway. For what it's worth, hybrid tax credits for Toyota (and Honda, for that matter) have already expired.


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Continue reading 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid earns full $3,400 federal tax credit

2010 Ford Fusion hybrid earns full $3,400 federal tax credit originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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