Here’s how the Villager minivan was far more Nissan than Mercury

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In this episode I provide the history of the Mercury Villager, Ford's first front-wheel-drive minivan that built in partnership with Nissan, who also offered the nearly identical Nissan Quest. Launched in 1992, it was intended to fill the gap left by the Aerostar for buyers who preferred a front-wheel-drive minivan. It reached a second generation in 1999, but sales never came close to rival Chrysler. Ford ended its partnership with Nissan in 2002, but Nissan introduced a third generation Quest in 2004, with a much more radical design inside and out. It failed to increase sales from the previous, leading to its cancellation in 2009. Nissan tried one more time with a fourth gen in 2011, but sales continued to far until its final cancellation in 2017.