<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercury/" rel="tag">Mercury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/the-downfall-of-mercury-infographic-autoblog/#continued"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/mercury630headeropt.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Click above to view infographic <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/the-downfall-of-mercury-infographic-autoblog/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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We weren't shocked last week when <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> announced that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/02/ford-kills-mercury-to-expand-lincoln/">production of Mercury vehicles would end</a> by the latter part of this year. We were relieved. Most of us on the Autoblog team aren't old enough to remember a time when <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercury/">Mercury</a> was a respected brand with a unique identity. It's been nothing more than a line-up of rebadged Ford models since 2002 when the Villager minivan and Cougar coupe, neither of which had a Ford-branded counterpart, ended production.<br />
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And so, when we heard that Ford was pulling the plug on Mercury, we gave our infographic designers the task of capturing the brand's downfall in one fell swoop. Turned out to be a pretty easy task. Check out The Downfall of Mercury infographic <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/the-downfall-of-mercury-infographic-autoblog/#continued">after the jump</a>.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.autoinsurance.org">Auto Insurance Quotes</a> for Autoblog.com]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/the-downfall-of-mercury-infographic-autoblog/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Downfall of Mercury [Infographic]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/the-downfall-of-mercury-infographic-autoblog/">The Downfall of Mercury [Infographic]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/the-downfall-of-mercury-infographic-autoblog/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19508370/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/the-downfall-of-mercury-infographic-autoblog/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Click above to view infographic <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/the-downfall-of-mercury-infographic-autoblog/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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We weren't shocked last week when <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> announced that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/02/ford-kills-mercury-to-expand-lincoln/">production of Mercury vehicles would end</a> by the latter part of this year. We were relieved. Most of us on the Autoblog team aren't old enough to remember a time when <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercury/">Mercury</a> was a respected brand with a unique identity. It's been nothing more than a line-up of rebadged Ford models since 2002 when the Villager minivan and Cougar coupe, neither of which had a Ford-branded counterpart, ended production.<br />
<br />
And so, when we heard that Ford was pulling the plug on Mercury, we gave our infographic designers the task of capturing the brand's downfall in one fell swoop. Turned out to be a pretty easy task. Check out The Downfall of Mercury infographic <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/the-downfall-of-mercury-infographic-autoblog/#continued">after the jump</a>.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.autoinsurance.org">Auto Insurance Quotes</a> for Autoblog.com]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/the-downfall-of-mercury-infographic-autoblog/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Downfall of Mercury [Infographic]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/the-downfall-of-mercury-infographic-autoblog/">The Downfall of Mercury [Infographic]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/the-downfall-of-mercury-infographic-autoblog/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19508370/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/the-downfall-of-mercury-infographic-autoblog/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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