[Photo: The previous Mercury Tracer, from Wikipedia]

It has been confirmed that a new C-Segment Mercury model is already being planned, but the said model hasn’t been given any name yet. Recent reports say that Mercury will revive the name Tracer as the nameplate of the new model.

The previous Mercury Tracer was a compact car introduced in 1987, a Mercury counterpart of the Ford Escort based on the platform of the Mazda 323.

If reports are true, then the new Mercury car will be a Tracer. This model is expected to help the Mercury get back on track after months of low sales and almost stagnancy.