Mercury to be phased out at the end of the year.

[CTAmeshopper]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704269204575270822363686774.html?mod=WSJ_business_whatsNews

Sad, I guess it was going to happen someday. :-[

[Zayre88]

The automobile world has changed.  The era of multi-brands with one brand for every group in society is over.  Mercury was getting useless, no original products.  They were just copies of Ford cars with slightly different details and grilles.

Fusion = Milan
Mountaineer = Explorer
Mariner = Escape
Grand Marquis = Crown Victoria