Though the Grand Marquis had been in production for decades, its final model year wasn’t radically different from the version its fans knew and loved. RELATED: Consumer Reports Reveals the Ford F-150 Hybrid V6 Engine Is the ‘Top Dog’įittingly, because the Grand Marquis was the brand’s best-selling model, it was also the last car Mercury made. The 2011 Grand Marquis was the last Mercury ever made So Ford announced the brand would end when the last model rolled off the production line in January 2011. However, like all defunct brands, Mercury kicked the bucket because of poor sales, and the popular Grand Marquis couldn’t save Mercury from that fate.īy the late 2000s, Mercury wasn’t selling enough cars. One of its most popular models, especially in the brand’s later years, was the Grand Marquis, Ford reports. Throughout its 82-year life, Mercury produced some hits, but it also made some flops.
A Mercury car was a compromise between being practical and high-end. They weren’t as luxurious as cars from Ford’s other brand, Lincoln, but they were more luxurious than a regular Ford. Mercury sold a variety of cars, but they were largely luxury models. At $21,500, could this 1977 Mercury Grand Marquis be a grand statement? /anTmDayFnD- Jalopnik May 8, 2018įounded in 1938, Mercury was one of the oldest brands operating under Ford Motor Company.