[Eric in the Ozarks]

I am trading our ‘08 Taurus for a ‘12 Fusion.

It will come with 18 inch wheels and the AWD option.

[Blueflag]

Nice. Does that come with the ECOBOOST engine or just the normally aspirated V6?

I am considering adding a 2012 Fiesta SES hatchback to the stable — I4, 5 speed. I have a very patient and accommodating sales rep at our local dealer who has let me test drive one repeatedly. Fun car. Almost as quiet as the Fusion, AND I fit easily (6’4” / 235#). Has a very high zoom zoom factor.

[Las Vegas Dave]

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/05/ford-fusion-production-coming-to-flat-rock-mi-plant/

Posted Oct 5th 2011
WardsAuto.com is reporting that Ford's next-generation Fusion will be built at the AutoAlliance International plant in Flat Rock, MI, 25 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. The news comes out of the tentative labor agreement with the UAW that was announced today. Ford has said it will add 12,000 hourly manufacturing jobs in the U.S. by 2015, including some jobs that are returning to the U.S. from Mexico, China, and Japan.

AutoAlliance is a joint-venture plant owned with Mazda, where Ford builds the Mustang alongside the Mazda6. The current Fusion is assembled at Ford's Hermosillo Stamping & Assembly plant in Mexico, though it shares a platform with the Mazda sedan. The move to Flat Rock all but insures that the forthcoming Fusion will continue to maintain that close connection. Speculation has the new Fusion dropping at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show