There was something very satisfying about today’s news that Ford’s Fusion Hybrid midsize sedan has taken the 2010 North American Car of the Year award and that its Transit Connect compact van was voted 2010 North American Truck of the Year at this year’s 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

It isn’t common for a single automaker to win both awards at the same time, and that Ford has taken both top honors while staying out of the clutches of the federal government is, well, one real swell argument for free-market capitalism.

Kudos, Ford.  Based on recent sales figures, it’s been obvious that Americans have been thinking of Ford first; it’s nice that those in the industry do, too.