Mercury Marine

Company Mercury MarineTypeDivisionIndustryMarine engine manufacturerFounded1939HeadquartersFond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States of AmericaKey peopleCarl KiekhaeferParentBrunswick CorporationWebsitehttps://www.mercurymarine.com/ Headquarters A Mercury 50 HP outboard motor circa 1980 Six cylinder two-stroke engine in 1984 Mercury Marine is a marine engine division of Brunswick Corporation headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The main product line is outboard motors. It also produces the MerCruiser line of sterndrives and inboard engines, as well as a lineup of electric outboard motors. Utilizing modular and portable 48V lithium-ion batteries and transverse flux motor technology, these yield high torque with optimum efficiency. Mercury's engines are manufactured in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and Mercury is the only US outboard engine manufacturer and the only outboard engine manufacturer with a V12, 600hp outboard engine. History Founding The Kiekhaefer Mercury company began in 1939 when engineer Carl Kiekhaefer purchased a small outboard motor company in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Kiekhaefer's original intention for the Kiekhaefer Corporation was to make magnetic separators for the dairy