Curtain officially comes down on Mercury as dealers remove signage
Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:32:00 EST The process of shutting down the Mercury is complete. Ford officially made the decision to close its mid-level brand in June of 2010. In the months that followed, Ford offered its dealers money to stop selling the cars, with production shutting down in September. The last Mercury, a Mariner, rolled off the assembly line in the beginning of October and former spokesperson Jill Wagner said her good-byes to both the car and her job. Now the last piece of the brand has come down as dealers are removing any and all Mercury signage from their lots.[Source: Detroit News]
By Jeff Glucker
See also: Jill Wagner retired as Mercury spokeswoman, Report: Last Mercury for retail business built on Sunday, Report: GM struggling to market turbo technology.