Lincoln
Lincoln's next-gen MKC to be called Corsair
June 18Dealers were shown the Lincoln Corsair, along with the next-generation Ford Escape, Explorer, Mach 1 battery-electric crossover, a small off-road SUV and a Lincoln Continental with suicide doors late last month at a meeting in Orlando, according to those in the room.
Pickups, utilities offset car slump at Ford
June 1Ford Motor Co.'s sales rose 0.5 percent last month as strong pickup sales and a record month for its commercial van business were enough to offset declines in luxury vehicles and passenger cars
BACK FROM THE BRINK
May 14In mid-2011, a rival CEO snidely suggested someone should "sprinkle holy water" on Lincoln. But instead of planning for a funeral, the brand's executives were quietly crafting a plan that would eventually lead Ford's luxury marque back to relevance.
FORD: Trucks can't overcome weaker car, utility volume
May 1U.S. sales of the Ford F-series were a bright spot in April, up 3.5 percent for the nameplate's 12th consecutive month of year-over-year gains. Ford's overall U.S. sales fell 4.5 percent behind lower fleet, car and utility demand
Ford shifts U.S. sales leaders following departures
May 1Ford appointed marketing executive Andrew Frick to replace Dianne Craig as director of sales in the United States while naming Craig to fill a void created by the sudden departure of two top executives at the FordDirect joint venture with dealers.
Great potential for Falotico at Lincoln
April 30What most impressed me reading “Big switch for Ford credit whiz” (Feb. 26) was Joy Falotico’s “very deep relationships with the dealers” — a sign she really understands the business.
GM dangles $10,000 Cadillac Escalade discount to fend off Lincoln Navigator
April 16General Motors is stepping up its defense of the Cadillac Escalade SUV by offering $10,000 discounts to some current customers to keep them from straying to the hot-selling new Lincoln Navigator.
Ford to ramp up Lincoln rollout in China to catch rivals, report says
April 12Lincoln plans to build as many as five new vehicles in China by 2022, two sources told Reuters, in a move to expand sales in the world's largest vehicle market and blunt the impact of trade disputes.
Aeronautics, baby Navigator and better grip: What people are saying about Lincoln Aviator
April 10Here is a roundup of initial Aviator reaction from the automotive media.
Lincoln dials back fleet business
April 8Lincoln has cut deliveries to daily rental companies such as Hertz and Avis and has dialed back on providing company cars, both internally and to other businesses.
The Continental will be swinging it old school
April 2The rear-hinged suicide doors that evoke the 1961 Lincoln Continental apparently will make a comeback — part of an effort to bring some old-school pizazz to the modern Conti.
Aviator next in Lincoln utility parade
April 2The Aviator nameplate, discontinued in 2005, returns as Lincoln focuses on utility vehicles to attain its goal of 300,000 global sales by the end of the decade.
