The Ford Fusion is a mid-size car produced by Ford. Introduced in the 2006 model year, it placed second in a Car and Driverranking of top-selling mid-size cars, which described it as "Not your father's Taurus"^[2] The 2010 model was awarded the Motor Trend Car of the Year^[3] and its hybrid version won the 2010 North American Car of the Year Award.^[4] The Fusion is manufactured at Ford's Hermosillo Stamping & Assembly where the similar (and now discontinued) Mercury Milan and theLincoln MKZ were also built.^[5] All three cars utilize the CD3 platform.

Production on the first Fusions began on August 1, 2005.^[1] The Fusion replaced the Mondeo for the Latin American markets—except in Argentina (where the current European Mondeo is available) and in the United States and Canada (where it superseded the then mid-size Taurus). The Fusion is positioned between the compact Ford Focus and full-size Ford Taurus.^[6] In the Middle East, this model is sold alongside the Mondeo. Versions sold there are available only with the 2.5-litre engine. Unlike in the United States, Canada and Latin America, no V6 engine is available in that region.^[7] The same is true in South Korea, where only the 2.5-liter engines (including those for the hybrid model) are available

as of the 2012 model year.