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Ford's Fusion Hybrid and Transit Connect win car, truck of the year

Ford Motor swept the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards, which were announced early today at the Detroit auto show.

The Dearborn automaker's Transit Connect won North American Truck of the Year and the Ford Fusion Hybrid won Car of the Year, giving Ford a boost at the start of the media preview days for the 2010 North American International Auto Show.

The Transit Connect beat the Subaru Outback and the Chevy Equinox for the award. The Fusion beat out the Volkswagen Golf and theBuick Lacrosse.

The Transit Connect, aimed at small businesses, couldn’t have come at a better time. The vehicle starts at $20,780 and gets 22 m.p.g. in the city and 25 m.p.g. on the highway. It has a smooth ride, even while lugging cargo in its 135 cubic feet of space.

The Ford Fusion, already a strong Camry competitor, won drivers over with its 41 m.p.g. in city driving. This is the third time in the award's 17 years that a company has swept both awards.

A jury of 49 journalists from the U.S. and Canada votes on the awards.

Last year, the Hyundai Genesis took the award for North American Car of the year, beating out the Ford Flex and Volkswagen Jetta TDI. Jurors awarded the Ford F-150 North American Truck of the Year, over the Dodge Ram and Mercedes ML 320 BlueTec.

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Ford Unveiling Nine New Engines And Six Transmissions In Detroit

Ford will be introducing nine new or upgraded engines and six new transmissions in North America over the course of the year, the latest phase of a five-year effort to overhaul its entire global powertrain portfolio. The new powertrain pieces will be on show at this week’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show and will be making their way across model lines such as theFiesta, Mustang, Super Duty and F-150, as well as the all-new global Focus.

The powertrain push began in 2008 and continues through 2013 and includes the launch of 60 new or significantly upgraded engines, transmissions and transaxles globally over the five year period.

One of the most exciting is the 2012 Ford Focus’ all-new naturally aspirated 2.0-liter direct fuel injection four-cylinder engine, the first of its kind in a Ford vehicle in North America.

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