Ford Motor Co.’s year-long resurgence got another little boost this morning when its vehicles swept the car and truck of the year awards at the North American International Auto Show.
The 2010 Fusion Hybrid beat out the Volkswagen Golf TDI and Buick LaCrosse to win the car class and the odd-looking but highly practical 2010 Transit Connect won the truck award over the Chevrolet Equinoxand Subaru Outback.
It was only the third time in 17 years of the Detroit auto show awards that one automaker won both major categories.
A jury of 49 automotive journalists voted on the awards. Earlier, Motor Trend magazine named the Ford Fusion its Car of the Year award, adding to other awards that the automaker has won in the U.S., Europe and Asia over the past year.
The video below is from MotorTrend’s Press Conference/Unveiling of the Car of the Year:
