Its old news that ford was in the market to selling Volvo....its been on again off again for years. This is a new article....Ford is actually saying " Hey, someone buy it".
I think its a great move, Ford is concentrating on its core brands...and to be honest, Mercury should probably be discontinued and its plants and such should be revised into Ford-lincoln only plants. They have new buildings on the way so the ppl at Mercury could be placed without any layoffs. Mercury hasnt had a hit since Allen Jackson.
With Fords new information release of 2 and 3 cylinder vehicles hitting the market with Eco-Boost (estimated 30 mpgs), to compete with the Euro crowd, Ford can easily get ahead of the game by doing Ford- Lincoln only. Just my opinion, but now that Lincoln FINALLY has a face of its own with the "MK" lineup ford should just concentrate on the two brands.