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Mercury Marine has been awarded a 2020 Red Dot Design Award for the V-6 and V-8 FourStroke and V-8 AMS Verado outboard engines. Mercury won the award in partnership with Designworks, a BMW Group Company, Mercury's long-time product design partner. “We are honored to be given a Red Dot design award,” said Chris Drees, Mercury Marine president. “We know that ...

Brunswick Corporation and many of its businesses around the world are doing their part to help those on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19. The Brunswick Private Foundation recently made a $50,000 donation to the Red Cross and Brunswick employees around the world are making personal donations that will also be matched by the company. In addition, the ...

By David Gee The boat buying public is fully on board for outboards. Retail sales increased for the eighth consecutive year in 2019, nearly reaching pre-recession levels with a 13-year high. “We’re seeing the trend in consumer demand for higher performance engines continue with outboard engine sales growth in 2019 led by engines 200hp-plus, accounting for 27% of sales, and ...

By David Gee It's on. The Miami International Boat Show has officially begun. Or to be more accurate, the Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show, presented by West Marine, is underway. 2020 marks the 79th year of the five-day show which occupies an important part of the boating industry's annual calendar. Speaking of the calendar, it doesn't hurt to hold ...

Mercury Marine and its training division, Mercury University, announced a partnership with Great Lakes Boat Building School in Cedarville, Mich., to offer students a 12‑month, 42‑credit‑hour Mercury Marine Maintenance Program beginning with the fall 2020 semester. Mercury and the school announced their partnership at a special ceremony sponsored by the school and the Michigan Boating Industries Association at the Progressive Detroit ...

Mercury Marine presented its 2019 Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Award to more than 250 boat dealerships that embody the highest levels of service, according to customer evaluations. “We continually strive for service excellence and to ensure that our dealers share that same vision,” said Jim Helmick, Mercury Marine director of field service development and operations. Mercury Marine measures consumers’ satisfaction ...

Mercury Marine announced a new tiller handle that is compatible with Mercury four‑stroke outboard engines in the 40 through 115‑horsepower range. "Our extensive research revealed that boaters are looking for advanced features for personalizing tiller‑control setup to meet their individual needs. As a result, Mercury developed a more ergonomic, comfortable, responsive and adaptive tiller to improve boating experiences. Our all‑new ...

Evinrude and Mercury Marine were both recently named Green Master campanies by the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council (WSBC). Recognizing sustainable actions by businesses from across the state of Wisconsin, the Green Masters program works to identify businesses that have taken at least one action within each of the nine pillars of sustainability. Participants in the program receive recognition for their ...

Mercury Marine received the Sustainable Process Award from the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council (WSBC) at the Sustainable Business Awards Ceremony. The award recognized Mercury Marine for several sustainable practices in the company’s process of using aluminum for manufacturing outboard marine engine blocks. “We’re certainly not the only manufacturer to use aluminum in building engine blocks but, as this award attests, ...

Mercury Marine announced that proceeds from sales of a special, Bahamas‑themed T‑shirt have resulted in a donation of more than $15,000 to the American Red Cross in support of Hurricane Dorian relief efforts. With a pledge to donate the profits, Mercury began offering the shirt at its apparel website, MercuryDockstore.com, shortly after Dorian hit the Bahamas in early September. The ...