2009 Light Mercury SUV 
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JUNE 8, 2023
An intentional move on the company’s part, the plan was to catch a more elevated customer than those persuaded by the Fox body trio: Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Cougar, and Lincoln Mark VII. In 2003 the InTech appeared in its only SUV usage, as the motivator of the new and doomed Lincoln Aviator.
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APRIL 1, 2009
Sales of light-duty vehicles in the US dropped 36.8% by volume year-on-year in March 2009 to 857,735 units, according to figures from Autodata. to 444,892 units, while sales of light-duty trucks dropped 39.0% The SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in March 2009 was 9.86 to 27,195; sales of SUVs plunged 73.2%
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MAY 31, 2022
Upcoming electric passenger vehicles and light trucks from GM get most of the attention, but its new commercial EV brand is a quiet and very serious push too. Just like, say, Ford—which was then in the process of killing Mercury, to leave it with only Ford and Lincoln. Photo courtesy of FedEx. The BrightDrop Zevo 600.
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AUGUST 4, 2009
to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% Compared to June 2009, volume was up nearly 12,000 vehicles. Ford posted the first year-on-year 2009 sales gains of any major OEM in the US market in July, with total sales climbing 2% to 158,838 units. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury retail sales increased 9% versus a year ago.
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FEBRUARY 3, 2009
Sales of light-duty vehicles (LDV) in the US continued their descent in January, dropping 37.1% The January 2009 Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) dropped below 10 million units to 9.57 to 315,863 units in January, while sales of light trucks dropped 37.8% Light-duty trucks claimed a 51.9% Click to enlarge.
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MARCH 5, 2009
SAAR Feb 2008 to Feb 2009. Light-duty vehicle sales in the US in February plunged 41.4% year-on-year, light truck sales were down 44.1%. year-on-year, light truck sales were down 44.1%. February 2009 had 24 selling days, compared to 25 the prior year. So far in 2009, GM has delivered 2,010 hybrid vehicles.
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MAY 1, 2009
Reported US sales of light-duty vehicles in April dropped 34.4% to 432,939 units, while sales of light trucks dropped 34.5% in April 2009. Passenger cars continued to expand their market share against light trucks in April, with a 52.8% Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 129,898, down 31% compared with April 2008.
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