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29  13  vote!
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Ford gives Flex variation to Lincoln, not Mercury
Left Lane News | 134 days ago
Ford's Lincoln division — not Mercury — will receive a version of the upcoming Ford Flex crossover, a new report finds. The seven-passenger SUV was expected to be sold under the Mercury brand — in an effort to revive the slumping brand — but will be headed to the Li ...
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4 3 vote!
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Air News Brief (HQ): EPA issues rule to reduce mercury releases from steel manufacturing facilities
Auto Channel | 150 days ago
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10 5 vote!
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Last stand-alone Mercury franchise closes, Ford cuts Mercury ads
Left Lane News | 151 days ago
Today marks a milestone for Ford's Mercury brand, and it could be one that foretells the future of the slumping marque. Community Motor Co. of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania — the only stand-alone Mercury dealer in the country — resigned its Mercury franchise today.
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9 5 vote!
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Last Mercury-only store exits new-car business
Automotive News | 152 days ago
A breed many never knew existed became extinct last week: The nation's last Mercury-only dealership departed the new-car business. Community Motor Co. in Canonsburg, Pa.
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8 16 vote!
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SIRIUS Announces that Ford and Mercury Brands Targeting Approximately 70% Factory Penetration
Auto Channel | 171 days ago
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9 6 vote!
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Imagine a Mercury Grand Marquis Universe! [Classic Ad Watch]
Jalopnik | 175 days ago
What if you were to turn on your TV in 1997 to find that every facet of reality had been changed to have some connection with the Mercury Grand Marquis? We're a little puzzled about the cops pulling...
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9 8 vote!
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Mercury Launches Fashion-Inspired "VOGA" Trim
CarScoop | 186 days ago
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9 5 vote!
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2008 Mercury Mariner Premier 4WD Review
Auto Channel | 187 days ago
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4 4 vote!
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Mercury to debut VOGA trim line
Left Lane News | 189 days ago
Ford will unveil a new trim line for its Mercury brand at the South Florida International Auto Show today in Miami. Dubbed VOGA — Italian for vogue — the new trim line is intended to appeal to Mercury's more style-conscious customers. While not a new model, the VOGA option wil ...
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128 43 vote!
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Kia, Cadillac, Mercury U.S. sales climb; Jag, Jeep, Hummer, Acura plummet
Left Lane News | 196 days ago
Most automakers have reported their U.S. sales figures for the month of October, and there aren't many surprises. Overall, GM sales fell just 1.1 percent, which might be an indication that company's slide has mostly stopped. On the other hand, Ford and Chrysler reported drops of 13 an ...
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8 9 vote!
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Ford CEO: Mercury is ‘doing well':
AutoWeek | 213 days ago
R.I.P. Mercury? Not yet. Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally said Monday that the struggling division will not be killed. In a meeting with reporters at a factory outside Detroit, here’s what Mulally said when asked if Mercury has a future: “Absolutely.
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8 5 vote!
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Mulally claims Mercury is "doing well"
Left Lane News | 213 days ago
At a press event held yesterday, Ford CEO, Alan Mulally, said the automaker has no plans to phase out its struggling Mercury division. Rumors of the brand's demise have begun to circle due to a lack of products in Mercury's pipeline. The only known future product for Mercury is a hyb ...
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17 14 vote!
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Memo to Jim Farley: Here’s how to rebuild Mercury
Automotive News | 214 days ago
Over lunch the other day, a friend said he didn’t think the Mercury brand needed to die. In fact, he thought it would be fairly simple to resuscitate. Edward Lapham is the executive editor of Automotive News.
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27 17 vote!
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Trading places: Lincoln closes gap on Mercury
Automotive News | 222 days ago
Could 2008 be the year Lincoln sales surpass those of showroom mate Mercury? It's a distinct possibility.
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29 13 vote!
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Auto Mercury-Recovery Programs Up and Running in All 50 States
Auto Channel | 232 days ago
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10 9 vote!
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Classic Ad Watch: Do Ya Think The '86 Mercury Is Sexy?
Jalopnik | 252 days ago
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One thing about Rod Stewart allowing "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" to be used in a Mercury ad- it's not a sellout. That's because Rod Stewart was born...
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26 7 vote!
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Choose Your Eternity: Project Car Hell, Woodless Woody Edition: Mercury or Ford?
Jalopnik | 254 days ago
Yesterday's V8 914 versus V8 MGB-GT matchup resulted in a narrow victory for Stuttgart over Abingdon-on-Thames, apparently showing that our readers prefer a running car that wants to kill you over a...
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14 13 vote!
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Survey: Most Mercury dealers anticipate Ford will kill brand
Left Lane News | 256 days ago
A whopping 45 percent of Mercury dealers are "very concerned" Ford will scrap the Mercury brand, according to a new survey. Another 32 percent say they are somewhat concerned about the possibility.
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21 17 vote!
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Dearth of product, death of Mercury?
Automotive News | 257 days ago
With little new product in the pipeline, Mercury faces extinction in a few years, industry analysts predict and many dealers fear. Ford Motor Co.'
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13 12 vote!
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Classic Ad Watch: Ease On Down The Road In An '80 Mercury Capri!
Jalopnik | 260 days ago
We can look at the 1980 Capri in two different ways. Was it yet another underpowered fake-sporty Detroit rattletrap, or the raw material for countless Fox Ford freaks who would stuff all manner of...
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16 11 vote!
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2008 Mercury Mariner Premier:
AutoWeek | 295 days ago
WONG: I would take the Honda CR-V over this. The fully loaded CR-V, including a reverse camera, stickers for more than $1,000 less, has a nicer interior and drives better. Sure, this Mariner gets a V6, but even that isn’t great.
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64 36 vote!
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2008 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Lineup Delivers More Products Customers Want
Auto Channel | 322 days ago
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28 13 vote!
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WaPo writer thinks Mercury is still alive because of women buyers
Autoblog.com | 362 days ago
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Ford, Mercury
For years analysts have been recommending to Ford that they shut down the Mercury division unless they actually create some unique vehicles for the brand. With few exceptions like the 1998-2002 Cougar, Mercury has had few vehicles that weren't just r ...
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17 11 vote!
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Classic Ad Watch: Gadzooks! The Blue Max Mercury Topaz
Jalopnik | 366 days ago
The Mercury Topaz wasn't so a forgotten Mercury as a disappeared Mercury. As the badge-engineered sibling of the highly forgettable Ford Tempo, the Topaz started out life with three strikes against...
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13 14 vote!
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The World Was Its Scratching Post: Mercury Bobcat
Jalopnik | 386 days ago
When's the last time you heard an exploding-Bobcat joke? The Bobcat, a Pinto clone produced for the 1975 through 1980 model years, was certainly yet another forgotten Mercury, but somehow turned this...
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55 15 vote!
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Down On The Street: '66 Mercury Comet Cyclone
Jalopnik | 406 days ago
Even though I grew up worshiping 60s Detroit muscle cars, I'm left a little cold by the tedious sameness of the ones I spot on the street today. If it's not a '66 Mustang or '69 Camaro, it's gonna be...
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51 42 vote!
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RCAU Announces: Ford, Lincoln & Mercury Dealers Nationwide Joining The Software Shift To CompleteAut
Auto Channel | 407 days ago
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31 31 vote!
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Al Gore Dumps His Lexus For A Hybrid Mercury
Auto Spies | 414 days ago
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30 18 vote!
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Ad Watch: Jill Wagner Can Make A Mercury Mariner With Her Hot, Bare Hands
Jalopnik | 414 days ago
Yes, not as much Jill Wagner as we'd like, but hell, we'll take as much of her as FoMoCo will give us. In this episode of Blade commercialism from the not-Ford brand, our fair heroine is explaining...
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52 20 vote!
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Ass-Kicking Mercury Of The Day: Race Cars!
Jalopnik | 416 days ago
Enough Mercury-themed gloom and doom! In spite of FoMoCo's indistinct branding and forgotten-stepchild neglect of their once-proud "personal luxury" division, plenty of gasoline-pumping hearts have...
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