Ford doesn’t want to go unnoticed this time. Yes, this automaker wants to tell the world that it has produced its 100,000th hybrid SUV. It was a silver 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid, which rolled down the assembly line at the Blue Oval’s Assembly Plant in Kansas City.

The world’s first hybrid SUVs - the Ford Escape Hybrid and twin Mercury Mariner Hybrid - are considered the most fuel-efficient SUV on the market. These SUVs have a fuel economy rating of 34 mpg in the city, 31 mpg in the highway. They will soon be joined by the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrids, the most fuel efficient midsize sedans in the United States, delivering 41 mpg city driving and 36 mpg highway.

That’s not all. The company also revealed its plan to bring next generation hybrids, pure battery-electric vehicles, plus a plug-in hybrid to the automotive market by 2012.

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