Now that the US auto sector is showing some signs of recovery, Ford, the only large Detroit-based automaker that managed to survive without government-backed funds, is looking into ways to launch new models under the brands it owns. One possible scenario is a C-segment vehicle for Mercury that might be released in 2012, several Ford sources have hinted.
First of all, there’s Mark Fields, Ford’s president of the Americas, who said at the West Michigan Automotive Manufacturing Summit that a C-c… (read more)