Not sure about now, but Mercury was #1 down South for years.
My old 200 HP offshore motor was still going strong at almost 14 years of service when I sold her.
I also worked in South America and didn't see the first Mercury. But I saw a buttload of Yamaha diesel outboards. Everyone and their brother had diesel outboards down there, as well as diesel mini vans and small 4 door trucks with shift on the column. Long before we saw the small 4 door trucks up here.
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