Mercury Marine, a Brunswick business, makes Mercury outboards. Production includes Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with smaller outboards also manufactured in China or purchased from its Japanese Tohatsu joint venture. [1][2]
Who makes Mercury outboards?
- Owner
- Brunswick Corporation owns the Mercury Marine business. Mercury’s brand history records the 1961 Brunswick acquisition; Brunswick’s 2024 filing continues to report the propulsion operation. [1][3]
- Made by
- Mercury builds engines itself and buys engines from Tohatsu Marine Corporation, a Japanese manufacturing joint venture in which Brunswick reports a 50% interest. Buying an engine from TMC is different from Tohatsu owning Mercury. [1]
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Mercury Marine, a Brunswick business, makes Mercury outboards. Production includes Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with smaller outboards also manufactured in China or purchased from its Japanese Tohatsu joint venture.
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- Mercury outboards (Brand): Mercury Marine, a Brunswick business, makes Mercury outboards. Production includes Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with smaller outboards also manufactured in China or purchased from its Japanese Tohatsu joint venture. [1][2]
- Mercury outboards → Brunswick Corporation (Owner): Brunswick Corporation owns the Mercury Marine business. Mercury’s brand history records the 1961 Brunswick acquisition; Brunswick’s 2024 filing continues to report the propulsion operation. [1][3]
- Brunswick Corporation → Manufacturing and sourcing (Manufacturer): Mercury builds engines itself and buys engines from Tohatsu Marine Corporation, a Japanese manufacturing joint venture in which Brunswick reports a 50% interest. Buying an engine from TMC is different from Tohatsu owning Mercury. [1]
- Manufacturing and sourcing → Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (Factory): Mercury’s US engine-production operation. [1][2]
Who owns Mercury outboards?
Brunswick Corporation owns the Mercury Marine business. Mercury’s brand history records the 1961 Brunswick acquisition; Brunswick’s 2024 filing continues to report the propulsion operation. [1][3]
Who actually makes Mercury outboards products?
Mercury builds engines itself and buys engines from Tohatsu Marine Corporation, a Japanese manufacturing joint venture in which Brunswick reports a 50% interest. Buying an engine from TMC is different from Tohatsu owning Mercury. [1]
Where are Mercury outboards products made?
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is the confirmed US operation. The 2024 filing also describes smaller engines made in China and Japan; its older 2015 filing specifically allocated 40–60 hp four-strokes to China, a historical allocation rather than a promise for every current model. [1][2]
Is Mercury outboards made in China or the USA?
Both US and Chinese production are documented. The Mercury name alone cannot determine origin because smaller engines may come from a different country than higher-output models. Current horsepower-by-factory allocations are unconfirmed here. [1][2]
Same factory, different label
The Japanese Tohatsu joint venture is a documented manufacturer relationship. It does not establish that every Mercury is a relabeled Tohatsu, or that every engine used by Brunswick’s boat brands comes from the same factory. [1]
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Where are mercury outboards made?
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is the confirmed US operation. The 2024 filing also describes smaller engines made in China and Japan; its older 2015 filing specifically allocated 40–60 hp four-strokes to China, a historical allocation rather than a promise for every current model.[1][2]
Who makes mercury outboards?
Mercury builds engines itself and buys engines from Tohatsu Marine Corporation, a Japanese manufacturing joint venture in which Brunswick reports a 50% interest. Buying an engine from TMC is different from Tohatsu owning Mercury.[1]
Sources and scope
Year-only source dates denote the report’s coverage year. Dated disclosures establish the facts described at that time. Plant output, contracts and ownership can change; this is a selected map, not a complete supplier census.
- [1] Brunswick 2024 Form 10-K — 2024 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Documents Mercury propulsion, US and Chinese production, and 50% interest in Tohatsu Marine Corporation.
- [2] Brunswick 2015 Form 10-K — 2015 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Provides dated model/horsepower production examples for Wisconsin, China and Japan.
- [3] Mercury Marine 85th-anniversary history — 2024 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Chronology includes 1961 Brunswick acquisition and subsequent engine milestones.
Unconfirmed
- Unconfirmed: a complete current horsepower-to-plant list, all component suppliers and universal Mercury/Tohatsu rebadging claims.