Ford Appears Ready To End Its Mercury Brand

By MICHELINE MAYNARD, New York Times
Wed, 06/02/2010 - 2:01pm

Ford Appears Ready to End Its Mercury Brand

Ford said Tuesday it would stop production of Mercury vehicles in the fourth quarter and discontinue the brand.

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