Just received from Ford Motor Company:
Ford Motor Company Lincoln and Mercury Announcements
A Message from Mark Fields, President of the Americas
Today marks another important milestone in our company's transformation as we solidify plans to further grow our Ford brand while accelerating Lincoln.
We are announcing today plans to introduce seven new or significantly refreshed Lincoln vehicles in the next four years, including Lincoln's first-ever C-segment vehicle.
We also are announcing that we will end production of Mercury vehicles in the fourth quarter of this year. While Mercury served us well in the past, it now is time to fully devote our resources and attention to growing Lincoln, just as we have been doing so successfully with the Ford brand.
We are meeting today with our dealers, the news media and other key stakeholders to ensure everyone understands our plan. It is equally important that each of us becomes familiar with the details of this announcement.You can also read more here posted a few days ago.
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