Green Car Congress
JUNE 3, 2010
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
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Some are concepts, some are production-ish, and all apparently point the way forward in terms of design. As for the concept car, it is said to set the tone for a future all-electric Infiniti sedan whilst previewing its eventual design. First out of the gate is an all-electric sedan, showing up under the Vision Qe banner.
The Truth About Cars
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. With an aluminum engine block, the V8 used a split port design with two intake ports per cylinder, as well as variable runner length intake manifolds.&
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 11, 2010
from a large SUV factory to build the all-new Focus starting in 2010 and Focus Electric pure battery electric vehicle in 2011. We are creating a center of excellence in Michigan for electric transportation.Battery system design and development should be a core competency for Ford.”.
The Truth About Cars
JULY 28, 2023
Arguably more bulbous, less cohesive, and with a trim design that highlighted the many instances where there was less than perfect build quality, the Mark VIII entered its final two years with a new look. This revised version was used on all 1998 cars and was shared by the likes of the Town Car, F-150, and Mercury Cougar.
The Truth About Cars
MAY 26, 2023
Throughout its (too long) tenure, the model dropped almost all notions of the increasingly irrelevant Designer Edition models. There were simply fewer coupe buyers as Americans ran to minivans and the earliest family-friendly SUVs. By the end of the Mark VII’s run in 1992, the outdated model sold a measly 5,732 examples.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. The nonprofit CalCars does conversions to demonstrate new designs and provide a platform for different batteries; we dont sell conversions. The kit is designed so the batteries can be upgraded to lithium-phosphate.)
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