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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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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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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIX)

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This revised version was used on all 1998 cars and was shared by the likes of the Town Car, F-150, and Mercury Cougar. Simple flyers were sent out to dealers in December of 1997 indicating the name of the special edition, but bearing no picture of the car in question. Images: seller ] Become a TTAC insider.

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US LDV Sales Dropped 36.8% in March 2009; March SAAR Up Slightly to 9.86M Units

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Average monthly price of gasoline (all grades) is in green. During December 2008, which marked the nadir of the current price swing in gasoline with an average $1.687 per gallon (all grades), the new vehicle passenger car share had dropped to 47.3%. Monthly new vehicle share for cars and trucks. Click to enlarge. to 8,924 units.

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US LDV Sales Fall 37.1% in January; January SAAR Below 10 Million

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With average gasoline prices (all grades) remaining down from their highs in mid-2008, light trucks continued to outsell cars in January 2009. Driven by an 80% reduction in fleet sales, GM dealers in the United States delivered 128,198 light-duty vehicles in January, down 48.9% Year-on-year sales of passenger cars dropped 36.3%

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Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only - AllCarsElectric.com

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Source: Japanese Newspaper Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun ; document.write(str); } //]]> Posted in: News More from AllCarsElectric.com 04/23/2009 Honda Will Not Lower Price Of Insight: Ends Price War With Toyota For now, Honda has decided to end the price war between their Insight and Toyotas. FREE, No obligations! All Rights Reserved.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" So far, most start as hybrids.

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