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"May 15 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co plans to start production of new luxury Lincoln models in China for that market as they are launched, starting with the new Corsair later this year, to benefit from lower costs and avoid the risk of tariffs, a top executive said on Monday.  Shanks said all new Lincoln models, with the exception of the Navigator assembled in Louisville, Kentucky, will also be produced in China."

https://www.reuters.com/article/ford-motor-china-lincoln/ford-to-build-more-lincolns-for-chinese-market-locally-cfo-idUSL2N22R0MC

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  • akirby changed the title to All new Lincolns will also be built in China

Gotta like how they mention Ford's sales dropping (citing Ford's percentage drop), and don't cite Lincoln's specific sales at all, despite it being a Lincoln-focused ad.

This move was expected, though.  I guess we finally have a timeline on it, though.  I guess this applies to Aviator too, then, right?  But it's starting with Corsair despite Aviator arriving before Corsair?  Unless they arrive simultaneously?

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I could see at some point the Continental (if not this generation, then next -- assuming there is a next) also being built in China, possibly even exclusively in China, as it was developed in large part with the Chinese market in mind.

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