Ford Fusion (Americas): Difference between revisions

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The Fusion was originally to be called the [[Ford Futura]], but Ford lost a [[trademark]] lawsuit to the [[Pep Boys]] auto parts store, which has a line of tires under the Futura brand. American trademark law generally considers a name abandoned if the owner does not use it for three calendar years, and the long history of the name in the Ford line did not impress the court. Ironically, the Futura name is actually still used by [[Ford Australia]], as a trim line for the Falcon. Another choice of name was "Falcon", but that would have caused much confusion with the long-running Australian [[Ford Falcon]]. Still that didn't prevent Ford from duplicating the name of the European[[Europe]]an [[Ford Fusion (European)|Fusion]], a mini-[[Multi purpose vehicle|MPV]] based on the [[Ford Fiesta]], slotted between the [[Ford Fiesta|Fiesta]] and the Focus.

With its launch, the Fusion debuted Ford's new three-bar grille design, which is expected to become the company's trademark look for the rest of the decade. Production volume is projected at 160,000-200,000 per year.