Lincoln, Mercury, Izuzu ?

[Fla02LS]

I was sitting in the lobby of my local Lincoln dealer when i hear the front desk lady answer the phone "Central Florida Lincoln, Mercury, Izuzu". That threw me for a spin. The sign out front only says Lincon/Mercury. And to think of it, i didnt even see any Izuzu vehicles on the lot. Since when is Izuzu part of FoMoCo's high end lineup?

 

[SoonerLS]

It's not. Isuzu's big partner is GM (their pickups are rebadged GMs), but your dealer may also own an Isuzu franchise.

 

[eastcoastLS]

at my local Lincoln dealer, the sign out front says Lincoln Mercury respectively and a Jeep sign on the other side of the entrance. When they answer their phone they say ''Lincoln Mercury Jeep''.

 

[segxr7]

I live near Chrysler-Lincoln-Mercury, Ford-Jeep, Pontiac-Cadillac-Nissan, and Buick-Chevrolet-Toyota dealers. It's a pretty common thing in smaller areas..

 

[owlman]

I almost bought my LS from a Lincoln-Mercury-Hyundai. On their website they used to have a banner with some horrid caricature Santa Fe-Navigator-Mountaineer hybrid vehicle :yuck:

 

[chriswells78]

We have the Ricart Megamall here in Columbus, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Hundai, Kia, Nissan, Chrystler, Jeep. Ricart also has a Chevy dealership here in town too.

When I lived in Clarksville TN, there was a Ford-Isuzu dealership there too.

 

[SoonerLS]

FWIW, the current Blue Oval passenger car/light truck brands are, in order of inception/acquisition:
* Ford
* Lincoln
* Mercury
* Aston Martin
* Jaguar
* Mazda (majority owner)
* Volvo
* Land Rover
With the exception of Mazda, Ford owns the brands outright. Ford owns a controlling interest in Mazda, and owns only Volvo's passenger car business.

 

[gcwimmer]

In Reno, NV the Lithia dealer is Lincoln-Mercury-Izuzu-Audi.

 

[scjmc]

My local dealer is Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, and Toyota. We also have a Chevy, Gmc, Cadillac, Nissan dealer.

 

[johntomferg]

We have the Ricart Megamall here in Columbus, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Hundai, Kia, Nissan, Chrystler, Jeep. Ricart also has a Chevy dealership here in town too.

When I lived in Clarksville TN, there was a Ford-Isuzu dealership there too.

Do they have to pass a telephone certification test to answer the phone? "Thank you for calling Columbus Megamall Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, Chrystler, Jeep_" <gasping breathe> "_How may I help you?"