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Another U.S. Car Division Bites the Dust: Mercury

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Saab, Oldsmobile, Hot Rod, Saturn, Alan Mulally, Hirohata Mercury, Bob Hirohata, Ford, Pontiac, Edsel, Bill Ford, Sam Barris, Henry Ford, Lincoln, Elana Ford, Mercury, George Barris, Hummer, Business News
Steve Parker

A lesson other car-makers have learned the hard way is that buyers want a car that makes a definite statement, which knows its place in the market. A perpetual question mark like Mercury has absolutely no chance of survival.

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Los Angeles Auto Show - It's a wrap!

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Lee Iacocca, Scion, Lexus RX400h, Chrysler, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Honda, Los Angeles Convention Center, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Compressed Natural Gas Engines, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Dearborn, Ev, Front-Wheel Drive, Green Energy, 2010 Ford Mustang, Audi Clean Diesel, Clean Diesel, SEMA Show, Green Cars, Los Angeles Auto Show, Japanese Cars, Hybrid Cars, Black Friday, Electric Cars, Los Angeles Auto Show Green, Green Commuting, Georgetown Kentucky, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Toyota CNG Hybrid, Toyota Venza, Civis Si, Honda Insight, Horizontal Doors, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Gm, All-Wheel Drive, Lexus IS Hardtop Convertible, Detroit Three, Honda CR-Z, Cng, Honda Hybrid, Las Vegas, Smart ForTwo, Lexus RX450h, Tokyo Motor Show, Honda Civic, Smart Car, Compressed Natural Gas Cars, Dodge, King of the Kustomizers, Green Car, Compressed Natural Gas, Camry CNG Hybrid, Ford Verve, Jeep, George Barris, Volkswagen Jetta Diesel, Bluetec, Ford Fiesta, Hollywood, Business News
Steve Parker

How anxious are the Detroit Three carmakers to make sales? My wife and I were at the Los Angeles Auto Show last night, "Black Friday," at the Los Ang...

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