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Well, Mercury's Frakked

Autoblog reports: By the Numbers: August 2007. Know anyone looking for a brand new Mercury? Neither does Mercury. Here's some sales info (year over year) for the old girl:

August: -20%
July: -32%
June: -9%
May: +5%
April: -7%
March: -11%
Feb: -13%
Jan: -5%

Let's see: Nothing plus nothing is... Ford better make some strong moves because the whole Lincoln/Mercury line is suckin' right now. Ford was playing "follow the leader" with the whole SUV thing and got lost along the way. We're not sure the new Lincolns are going to be able to save the whole L/M division...

Joel Thinks You're A Dumbass

Go Joel! The Car Blog reports: Mercury: Why, again, enthusiasts don't know cars. Mr. Joel over at The Car Blog lets into car enthusiasts with a wonderful rant about why Ford will not close Mercury. Oh, this rant brought a tear to our eyes. We need more angry folk like Joel to keep everyone (including us) in line. More anger!