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Ford Terminates Mercury Brand, Expands Lincoln Lineup with Focus on Fuel Efficiency

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end production of Mercury vehicles in the fourth quarter of this year to fully devote its financial, product development, production and marketing, sales and service resources toward further growing its core Ford brand while enhancing the Lincoln brand. Of Ford Motor Company’s 16% market share in the US, Mercury accounts for 0.8

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Ford Launches Dealer Sustainability Program In Partnership with RMI

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Ford Motor Company is launching a voluntary sustainability initiative for Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers—the Go Green Dealership Sustainability Program—to reduce their carbon footprint and improve the energy-efficiency of their dealerships.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 4-Door Sedan

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Meanwhile, your Plymouth dealer would sell you a new Belvedere four-door sedan with 273-cubic-inch V8 for $2,524 ($25,056 in today's money), and a Rambler Classic 770 sedan with 287-cube V8 listed at $2,465 ($24,470 now). There had been a Fairlane-derived Mercury Meteor for 1962-1963, then Montegos and Cyclones followed later in the decade.

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Ford Introduces New Consumer Protection Program

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Under the Ford Advantage Plan, Ford will cover payments for up to 12 months on any new Ford, Lincoln or Mercury vehicle if customers lose their jobs. All Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles are covered under the Ford Advantage Plan. The program runs from today through 1 June.

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Ford gives its dealers the green light

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In the US, the company has established the “Go Green” sustainability programme, a voluntary initiative aimed at helping Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers improve both their energy [.]. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news Ford dealerships Ford USA Go Green green dealerships Lincoln Mercury Rocky Mountain Institute.

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GM’s rosy year-end figures obscure the fact that legacy automakers are in deep trouble – Charged EVs

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We strongly believe in EVs,” say auto dealers as they support efforts to slow the EV transition. For one company (particularly one with controversial policies and a mercurial leader) to dominate the electric car market is bad news for consumers. Duplicitous doublespeak has become de rigueur dialect in the auto industry. “We

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What it took to buy an electric car in Texas: the good, the bad, and the ugly

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But first, a bit of perspective: in 2005 I had set out to purchase a Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to locate and purchase or lease a Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid somewhere in the heart of Texas oil country. Hoping to make Tom Cruise proud, I accepted the mission.

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