What discontinued Mercury model was a rebadged variant of Ford's competitor to the Nissan Altima?
Nissan Altima:  The Nissan Altima mainly competes against cars such as Chevrolet's Malibu, Ford's Fusion, Honda's Accord, Hyundai's Sonata, Mazda's Mazda6, Subaru's Legacy, Kia's Optima, Toyota's Camry and Volkswagen's Passat. Ford Fusion (Americas):  The Ford Fusion mainly competes against cars such as the Buick Regal, Chevrolet Malibu, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima, Mitsubishi Lancer, Nissan Altima, Toyota Camry and Volkswagen Passat.
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