mark, leading to increases in price. As passive safety regulations were to be adopted in 1990, the Scorpio was required to adopt automatic seatbelts or airbag(s). The Ford Scorpio was developed with neither feature, and passive safety compliance proved too expensive to justify the conversion cost of redeveloping the slow-selling model line for North American sale. Following the discontinuation of the Merkur Scorpio, Ford of Europe expanded the Granada/Scorpio model line, introducing a sedan body style at the end of 1989. The Scorpio Mk I was produced through the 1994 model year. Sales See also Merkur Ford Scorpio (Europe) Ford Granada (Mk III in UK) References External links MerkurMidwest The Merkur Club of America Merkur encyclopedia. Scorpio Cars introduced in 1987 1980s cars Coupés Sedans Executive cars Hatchbacks Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Cars discontinued in 1989