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Posted on 05/27/2010 1:10:15 PM PDT by Red Badger
Ford Motor Co. is preparing to wind down the Mercury line, created in 1939 by Edsel Ford, after sales plunged 74 percent since 2000, said two people familiar with the plan.
The automaker’s top executives are preparing a proposal to kill Mercury to be presented to directors in July, said the people, who asked not to be indentified revealing internal discussions. Mercury, losing two of four models next year, will be starved of products and promotion, the people said.
Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally emphasized the automaker’s namesake brand as he revived the only major U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy. The timing of Mercury’s demise depends on how fast executives can convince the brand’s dealers, who also sell Lincoln models, to close or merge with Ford showrooms, they said.
“Mercury is a forgotten brand,” said John Wolkonowicz, an auto analyst with IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Massachusetts. “Many Americans probably already think it has been discontinued. Mercury was too similar to Ford from the very beginning.”
Mulally also is unloading Ford’s European luxury brands, after the automaker failed to achieve a goal to have them generate one-third of automotive profits. Ford in March agreed to sell Volvo to China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Co. It sold off Jaguar, Land Rover and Aston Martin in the last three years.
Detroit’s Departed
Mercury would join Pontiac, Saturn, Oldsmobile and Plymouth among the departed Detroit brands of the 21st century. Sales will end within four years, one of the people estimated. General Motors Co., as part of its U.S.-backed reorganization last year, sold or closed four of its eight brands sold domestically.
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Steve Miller Band
Mercury Blues
Had my money
I tell you what I’d do
I would go downtown
Buy a Mercury or two
Cause I’m crazy ‘bout a Mercury
Cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
I’m goin’ to buy me a Mercury
And I’ll cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
You know that gal I love
I stole her from a friend
Fool got lucky stole her back again
Because she knowed he had a Mercury
Cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
Well, she knowed he had a Mercury
And she cruise up and down this road
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Hey now mama
Where’d you stay last night
Your hair’s all down
Your clothes don’t fit you right
Had my money
I tell you what I’d do
Go downtown and buy a Mercury or two
Cause I’m crazy ‘bout a Mercury
And I’ll cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
I’m going to buy me a Mercury
And I’ll cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
I’m going to buy me a Mercury
Going to buy me a Mercury
Going to buy me a Mercury
Cruise, cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
I’m going to buy me a Mercury
Buy me a Mercury
Going to buy me a Mercury
Cruise, cruise up and down this road
Up and down this road
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Damn shame I like the mercurys, a nice upgrade from the Ford models.
What about that cute girl on the TV adverts who says: “you gotta put Mercury on your list!”
Please tell me she will be OK!!
poor old Bobcat...was there a Mercury version of the Mustang?
“was there a Mercury version of the Mustang?”
The Cougar.
Cougar............
The difference between the GM and the Crown Vic is only the quality of interior, likewise the Sable and the Taurus. If they offered a better top of the line for their own models they really wouldn't need the Mercury nameplate.
in the 80’s , the Mercury version of the Mustang was the Capri
Alan Jackson had a good cover of that too.
I shared a blue 49 Mercury with former Redskins coach Joe Gibbs when we were teenagers. Had enough chrome to blind one’s eyes. It was named My Blue Heaven.
First the Cougar, then the Capri.
I just bought a new SUV the other day... was tempted to buy a Chevy Tahoe ... but then I remembered that GM now stands for Government Motors, and kept on driving to the ford dealership to make my purchase.
The original Cougar.
I can’t remember ever seeing one, but the name is familiar, and it makes sense:
Mustang :: Cougar
Pinto :: Bobcat
Wasn’t there a Mercury Lynx? What was its Ford analogue?
Then there is also the Meteor from Ca in the 50's.
46, 47, and 48 Mercuries could not be beaten. The chopped 50 Merc still will draw a crowd. Price one and see what I mean.
Now that Asset is well worth keeping.
No, the Cougar was the Mercury analog to the Thunderbird. It was related to the Mustang early on, but even then it was bigger, heavier and less performance oriented.
Cougar.
Too harsh. Mercury or Oldsmobile or Buick or Dodge weren't real brands. They were different product lines offered by the Ford, GM or Chrysler brands.
Escort.
Back in the Good Old Days, when cars still looked cool...I HATE today’s nasty little econoboxes. When I win the lottery I’m going to have SUCH a car collection. I can waste so much time fantasizing about what I’d like to have.
Lynx was the Mercury version of the Escort.
Anyone remember the XR4Ti?
My ‘rat city finds my free air museum to be a “public nuisance”. Be careful.
Apparently they agree with you...........
Dunno, but I have a Jackie Stuart sig on a Merkur brochure.
Save the Cougar!
First the Cougar, then the Capri.........then the Cougar again.....
I know a guy who has one of those in that exact color...........
“No, the Cougar was the Mercury analog to the Thunderbird. It was related to the Mustang early on, but even then it was bigger, heavier and less performance oriented.”
Yes, the later version of the Cougar was a Tbird sister car. But originally it was the Mustang’s sister. In the spirit of Mercury vs. Ford, the Mercury pony car was a hair bigger, nicer appointments, thus the sacrifice of performance. Sort of like, but not as drastic as the Cadillac XLR vs. Chevrolet Corvette.
See post #24. That is a Mustang sister car.
Had both of those. Loved the 91 Capri, like the ‘94 Cougar. The Topaz was great, the Mystique was fun(stick). Don’t like the present Mariner, as I loved the Escape. Husband is really sad to see the Mercury go, and thinks Ford is making a big mistake. Of course, Ford never listened to him for the 27 years he was there.
A long since sold pet project car of mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tysonneil/sets/72057594110045799/
No, the Cougar was the Mercury analog to the Thunderbird. It was related to the Mustang early on, but even then it was bigger, heavier and less performance oriented.”
The Cougar evolved over the years... It was the upscale counterpart of the Mustang. It had the sequential tail lights of the T Bird, but was based on mustang. It later became the partner to tbird.
Being a hatchback, those where fine.
Shame, shame and shame. I have a Mercury and I love it.
Not if you owned one.
“The Topaz was great, the Mystique was fun(stick). “
Now don’t get carried away. The Tempo/Topaz was not a good car. The Mystique/Contour had a lot of reliability issues too.
Turnpike Cruiser. What we all need (w/o any tolls though).
That was a Mustang with a different grille and rear...............
“A long since sold pet project car of mine:”
Very cool. Did you finish and sell, or just lose interest?
Which motor did it have, sort of looks like a V8 in the open hood pic, 351, 289?
Oooops, nevermind, got to the 289 open hood pic! :)
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