mackinaw Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 "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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I corrected the title. The original title made it sound like they were moving Lincoln production to China exclusively. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Smart thing to do considering the current situation-not to mention I bet the Navigator take rate in China has to be tiny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurgeh Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) 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. Edited May 16, 2019 by Gurgeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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