With reporting from the Associated Press.
Ford Motor Company is rolling the new 2013 Escape SUVs off the line and into dealerships this week.
Ford officials joined Mayor Greg Fischer and Gov. Steve Beshear Wednesday morning to announce the much anticipated launch of the new Escape, which was named the best selling SUV in the nation with over 250,000 sales last year. Ford officials say small SUVs like the Escape are the only vehicles that have returned to pre-recession sales levels.