As part of Ford’s revival of its Lincoln brand, the automaker will unveil a new rear-wheel drive Lincoln concept at next month’s Detroit Auto Show, according to BusinessWeek. The Lincoln concept is based on the same platform as Ford Australia’s next-generation Falcon. Back in May, Ford announced engineers at its Australian arm were working on […]

Ford held its “Showroom of the Future” event to help boost the morale of its workers. The series of events provided a look into Ford’s future lineup of production models. Many of the vehicles have never been seen outside of Ford’s Dearborn design studios, including an all-new B-class subcompact car, the next-generation F-150 pickup and […]

Ford is doing everything it can to perfect its Edge and Lincoln MKX crossover, which the automaker calls its most important product launch of 2006, before the vehicle’s debut in dealers. Last week’s announcement that Ford would delay the launch of its crossovers to resolve some minor production issues, was just one sign of this. […]

Ford has delayed the launch of its Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossovers by at least a couple of weeks. Ford has been saying that the vehicles would arrive in dealerships in mid- to late November, but in an interview, Joe Hinrichs, Ford’s vice president of North American manufacturing, said there are “some hiccups in […]

Ford Design chief Peter Horbury says that future Lincolns will no longer look like their Ford counterparts.
“There’s no hiding the fact that the MKX is closely related to the Ford Edge and the MKZ is closely related to the (Ford) Fusion and the (Mercury) Milan,” Horbury said in an interview with Automotive News. “But the […]

General Motors is not the only domestic automaker making a big splash at the 40th Annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show. Ford Motor also will be flexing its muscles at SEMA, which begins today in Las Vegas, with more than 30 customized vehicles. Two of the most accessorized vehicles in the country are Ford […]

Along with the Ford Expedition Funkmaster Flex Concept, Ford will also be bringing on bringing two customized Edges, one by 3dCarbon (shown) and the other by H&R Special Springs; a 3dCarbon Lincoln MKX; a Lincoln MKZ by 3dCarbon and finally a turbocharged all-wheel drive Fusion.
The three created by 3dCarbon have an emphasis on refinement and […]

Ford Motor will develop an new V6 engine exclusively for Lincoln. The new 3.7L V6 is scheduled to appear in the 2009 Lincoln MKS sedan and could be offered in the MKX crossover. The MKX was recently launched with Ford’s new 265-hp 3.5L V6, which is used in the Ford Edge and will be used […]

Ford announced today that the first 2007 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossover began rolling off the line at Ford of Canada’s Oakville Assembly Complex. The launch of production of the Edge and MKX marked the automaker’s completion of a $1-billion conversion to flexible manufacturing.
“The people of Oakville Assembly are creating our future. Products like […]

Ford Motor’s new crossovers, the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX, will be launched next month without any cash rebates, according to reports in Automotive News. Ford spokesman Jim Cain said Ford’s new pricing strategy is to price new vehicles “much closer to their expected transaction prices.” However, Ford will be offering special financing packages as […]