Mercury, a supplier of successful automobiles like the Cougar and Sable, is stopping production closing its doors. The American automotive subsidiary of Ford plans to end its production line by October 3rd of this year.

According to Automobile Mag, production will stop on the following schedule: "the Panther platform Grand Marquis completes its assigned duties on September 30, followed by the Mercury-badged Explorer -- the Mountaineer  -- on October 1. The Milan  line ends on October 2 and the Mariner  will wrap up production on October 3."  

Mercury dealers submitted their last factory orders in June and those orders will be filled…