, founded in 1939, is a division of
in the United States
. Mercury provides engines for
private, commercial and government sales. Mercury also has its own line of
racing engines tailored for power and speed. The company's primary business is
. Mercury Outboards, 30 Hp and
less, are made by
Mercury Marine builds 40, 50 and 60 horsepower outboard motors in
Mercury also manufactures engines over 75 horsepower in their Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin hub in the USA.
The company began when engineer
purchased a small outboard motor company in
Kiekhaefer's original intention for the Kiekhaefer Corporation was to make
magnetic separators for the dairy industry. The purchase included 300 defective
Kiekhaefer and a small staff of employees rebuilt the motors and sold them to
, a mail-order company. The motors were much improved, so the
buyer purchased more. Kiekhaefer designed motors that withstood the elements
better than his competition and called the motor Mercury after the
Kiekhaefer took more than 16,000 orders at the 1940 New York Boat Show.
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