Ford Fusion

Expensive V6 Sport left buyers cold, will be removed first from the lineup.

Ford says the Taurus and Fiesta will be available through 2019.

Concerned dealers hear the reasoning straight from Ford brass.

There can be a problem with the vehicles' shifter cable bushings.

Could it be called the Fusion Active?

More standard equipment still makes the 2019 Fusion a relative bargain.

These are grim times for car sales in the United States as crossovers, SUVs and pickups command the attention of buyers, and now a report from the Wall Street Journal suggests that General Motors and Ford are both planning to axe slow-selling nameplates from their lineups.

While its long-term future remains uncertain, Ford signaled that it isn't giving up yet on its best-selling car when it unveiled the 2019 Fusion on Tuesday. But the refreshed midsize sedan, along with the 2018 EcoSport compact crossover before it, also illustrate the first attempts by the company to limit complexity by drastically lowering the number of buildable configurations.

Details about the 2019 Ford Fusion were released today ahead of its official release next week at the New York Auto Show. The styling has been refreshed ever-so-slightly, but the big news comes on the equipment front.

For the first time since this generation of Mazda6 was introduced, Mazda is offering the 6 with a more powerful optional engine. It's a 2.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder available on the three highest trims: Grand Touring, Grand Touring Reserve and Signature. This new engine offering means Mazda

It affects 2014 to 2018 models.

Don't plan the funeral yet. There's still a lot we don't know about Ford's plans.

The Ford Fusion Energi gets dressed up as the Special Service Plug-In Hybrid Sedan for police and government officials.

There's new turbocharged power and standard active safety equipment.

The shutdowns will affect 15,000 people.

This is the third set of Fords found with marijuana in the past three months.

About $1 million worth of weed was in the Fusions.

The cars all traveled on the same train.