Due to low sales, Mercury discontinued the Sable after 2009, with the final vehicle produced on May 21, 2009.[1] In total, 2,112,374 Sables were produced during its 1985-2005 production.[2] As of the 2018 model year, the Ford Taurus/SHO remains in production in North America, though the 2010 closure of Mercury left the Sable without a direct successor.