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Ford Taurus X
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Ford Freestyle.
Ford Taurus X (2008–2009)
In 2007, shortly after becoming CEO of Ford Motor Company, Alan Mulally called for a revision of the Ford and Mercury model ranges, saying that the shift towards Ford nameplates starting with the letter "F" was forgettable to consumers. He reinstated of the Ford Taurus nameplate for, displacing the sedan's Five Hundred nameplate for a mid-cycle refresh for the 2008 model year and adopting the Taurus X nameplate, superseding the Freestyle nameplate. The change was announced shortly after its unveiling at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show for the 2008 production model.