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[Kansas City Star: Front Page] The introduction of the Fusion and Milan hybrids comes as Ford celebrated this week the production of the 100,000th sport utility vehicle hybrid at its plant in Claycomo. The Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids began production five years ago, making them the first SUV hybrids offered by any automaker and Ford’s first foray into hybrid vehicles.

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