The Mercury tracer is based on variations of the Mazada Protege which is manufactured by the Mazda Familia company.
 All three generations of the Tracer were based on variations of the Mazda 323/Proteg. 
The Mazda Familia, also marketed prominently as the Mazda 323 and Mazda Proteg, was a small family car that was manufactured by Mazda between 1963 and 2003. 
 The Familia line was replaced by the Mazda3/Axela for 2004. 
