As part of a model shift from 2005-2007, the D186 platform was phased out as the Taurus/Sable were replaced by the smaller Mazda-based Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan as well as the larger Volvo-derived Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego.
The team formerly fielded Ford Fusions until 2014, when the team switched to Chevrolet, ending a two-year partnership with Ford, and will have a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing.
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DeWalt returned to NASCAR sponsorship in 2011, but on the #9 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Fusion driven by Marcos Ambrose.
In January 2007, a partnership including Carl Haas, Travis Carter, Mari Hulman George, and Michael T. Lanigan announced that it was purchasing ppc Racing and would field the #14 Ford Fusion in the Nationwide Series with Krisiloff as the driver.
The New York City Department of Homeless Services Police currently utilizes marked and unmarked vehicles in its fleet including Ford Fusions, Ford Escapes, Ford E-350 vans, Ford Explorers, and Jeep Cherokees.
Krisiloff currently is the team manager for Carl A. Haas Motorsports where his son Kyle Krisiloff drives the #14 Ford Fusion with Clabber Girl sponsorship.