Merkur in the 1980s
E257633
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merkur in the 1980s canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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
ⓘ
Merkur XR4Ti ⓘ
surface form:
Ford Sierra XR4i
|
| bodyStyle |
five-door hatchback
ⓘ
three-door hatchback ⓘ |
| brandingLanguage | German name and imagery ⓘ |
| brandingStrategy | imported European Fords under distinct marque ⓘ |
| competitor |
Audi
ⓘ
BMW ⓘ Saab Automobile ⓘ
surface form:
Saab
Volvo Cars ⓘ
surface form:
Volvo
|
| countryOfOperation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfPrimaryActivity | 1980s ⓘ |
| drivetrainLayout |
rear-wheel drive
ⓘ
rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | turbocharged inline-four engine ⓘ |
| logoTheme | stylized winged emblem ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Ford Europe
ⓘ
surface form:
Ford of Europe
Ford Europe ⓘ
surface form:
Ford of Europe
|
| market | North American market ⓘ |
| marketedBy |
Merkur vehicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Merkur (automobile marque)
Merkur vehicles ⓘ
surface form:
Merkur (automobile marque)
|
| 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 of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| salesStart |
1985
ⓘ
1988 ⓘ |
| targetSegment |
European-style performance car buyers
ⓘ
near-luxury car buyers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.