Perhaps you've been thinking about purchasing or leasing a Ford Fusion when the new 2013 model appears this fall, or maybe you're considering trading in your current Fusion for the more fuel efficient 2013 version. Either way, there's great news for you from Ford. The American auto brand has announced that there will now be an automatic stop/start option available for only $295 in next year's model.

Who is Freddie Ford, you may ask? Well, he's not so much a "he" as an "it," although we suppose that could be up for discussion. Freddie Ford is a robot created by American automaker Ford which first made its debut at the 1967 Texas State Fair. Ford has brought Freddie back out of storage in honor of Robotics Week and to highlight the  installment of around 700 robots at its Louisville Assembly Plant, which will be building the updated 2013 Ford Escape.