Merkur in the 1980s

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Merkur in the 1980s was a short-lived Ford Motor Company marque that sold European-derived performance and luxury cars in the U.S. market.

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Merkur in the 1980s canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ford Motor Company division ⓘ
automobile marque ⓘ
compact sports hatchback ⓘ
mid-size luxury hatchback ⓘ
activePeriodEnd 1989 ⓘ
activePeriodStart 1985 ⓘ
assemblyLocationForScorpio Germany ⓘ
assemblyLocationForXR4Ti Germany ⓘ
basedOn Ford Scorpio ⓘ
Ford Sierra XR4i ⓘ
linked to: Merkur XR4Ti
bodyStyle five-door hatchback ⓘ
three-door hatchback ⓘ
brandingLanguage German name and imagery ⓘ
brandingStrategy imported European Fords under distinct marque ⓘ
competitor Audi ⓘ
BMW ⓘ
Saab ⓘ
linked to: Saab Automobile

Volvo ⓘ
linked to: Volvo Cars
countryOfOperation United States ⓘ
decadeOfPrimaryActivity 1980s ⓘ
drivetrainLayout rear-wheel drive ⓘ
rear-wheel drive ⓘ
engineConfiguration turbocharged inline-four engine ⓘ
logoTheme stylized winged emblem ⓘ
manufacturer Ford of Europe ⓘ
linked to: Ford Europe

Ford of Europe ⓘ
linked to: Ford Europe
market North American market ⓘ
marketedBy Merkur (automobile marque) ⓘ
linked to: Merkur vehicles

Merkur (automobile marque) ⓘ
linked to: Merkur vehicles
parentOrganization Ford Motor Company ⓘ
positioningRelativeToFord above Mercury in price and equipment ⓘ
primaryModel Merkur Scorpio ⓘ
Merkur XR4Ti ⓘ
productType luxury car ⓘ
passenger car ⓘ
performance car ⓘ
reasonForDiscontinuation federalization and certification costs ⓘ
limited sales volume ⓘ
unfavorable exchange rates ⓘ
salesChannel Lincoln-Mercury dealers ⓘ
salesEnd 1989 ⓘ
1989 ⓘ
salesRegion Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
salesStart 1985 ⓘ
1988 ⓘ
targetSegment European-style performance car buyers ⓘ
near-luxury car buyers ⓘ

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