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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2010 Ford Escape Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> will be ending production of the current generation <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/escape">Escape</a> crossover by the end of 2011 and move production of its replacement from Kansas City, Missouri to Lousiville, Kentucky. The Kansas City plant has built the Escape and its Mercury <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mariner">Mariner</a> twin since they launched in 2000. <br />
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Production of the Mariner will end in the next few months as Ford <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/02/ford-kills-mercury-to-expand-lincoln/">winds down the Mercury brand</a> and the new Escape will be built on the global C-segment platform. The new Escape is expected to be share a platform with Europe's next generation Kuga crossover. Space in Louisville was freed up by moving the new uni-body <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/explorer">Explorer</a> to the Chicago assembly plant alongside the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/taurus">Taurus</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mks">Lincoln MKS</a>. Louisville may add additional C-segment products such as the C-Max MPV. <br />
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Officials in Missouri are considering new tax breaks to help convince Ford to put a new product in the Kansas City factory alongside the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f150">F-150</a> which will continue to be built there. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-escape-hybrid/low/">Review: 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-escape-hybrid/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/11escapehybrid2010review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-escape-hybrid/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/10escapehybrid2010review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-escape-hybrid/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/08escapehybrid2010review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-escape-hybrid/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/09escapehybrid2010review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-escape-hybrid/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/05escapehybrid2010review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://detnews.com/article/20100623/AUTO01/6230382/1148/rss25">Detroit News</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/23/report-ford-to-halt-missouri-escape-production-in-2011/">Report: Ford to halt Missouri Escape production in 2011</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:38:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/23/report-ford-to-halt-missouri-escape-production-in-2011/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19528133/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/23/report-ford-to-halt-missouri-escape-production-in-2011/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2010 Ford Escape Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> will be ending production of the current generation <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/escape">Escape</a> crossover by the end of 2011 and move production of its replacement from Kansas City, Missouri to Lousiville, Kentucky. The Kansas City plant has built the Escape and its Mercury <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mariner">Mariner</a> twin since they launched in 2000. <br />
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Production of the Mariner will end in the next few months as Ford <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/02/ford-kills-mercury-to-expand-lincoln/">winds down the Mercury brand</a> and the new Escape will be built on the global C-segment platform. The new Escape is expected to be share a platform with Europe's next generation Kuga crossover. Space in Louisville was freed up by moving the new uni-body <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/explorer">Explorer</a> to the Chicago assembly plant alongside the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/taurus">Taurus</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mks">Lincoln MKS</a>. Louisville may add additional C-segment products such as the C-Max MPV. <br />
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Officials in Missouri are considering new tax breaks to help convince Ford to put a new product in the Kansas City factory alongside the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f150">F-150</a> which will continue to be built there. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-escape-hybrid/low/">Review: 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-escape-hybrid/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/11escapehybrid2010review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-escape-hybrid/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/10escapehybrid2010review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-escape-hybrid/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/08escapehybrid2010review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-escape-hybrid/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/09escapehybrid2010review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-escape-hybrid/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/05escapehybrid2010review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://detnews.com/article/20100623/AUTO01/6230382/1148/rss25">Detroit News</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/23/report-ford-to-halt-missouri-escape-production-in-2011/">Report: Ford to halt Missouri Escape production in 2011</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:38:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/23/report-ford-to-halt-missouri-escape-production-in-2011/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19528133/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/23/report-ford-to-halt-missouri-escape-production-in-2011/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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