Lincoln will produce vehicles in China
- The Lincoln brand, the luxury subsidiary of the Ford Group, will produce vehicles in China. Until then, all Lincoln sold in China (37,000 units in 2018 versus 32,000 in 2017) were/are imported from North America. Starting in 2019, the Lincoln sold in China will be more and more produced locally.
- These models will be manufactured in the Chinese factory of Huangzhou which belongs to the manufacturer Changan (2nd Chinese manufacturer behind Geely), because Ford has been working with Changan since the 2000s.
- Ford's goal is to quickly develop Lincoln's sales in the Chinese market, while avoiding new taxes on US vehicles imported from the United States.
- Lincoln's Chinese lineup will be based around the MKC (now Aviator), MKX (now Nautilus) and Navigator SUVs, as well as the MKZ and Continental sedans. Recall that the MKC is derived from the Ford Kuga, that the MKX is derived from the Ford Edge, that the Navigator is derived from the Ford Expedition and that the MKZ is derived from the Ford Fusion.
- Lincoln's main competitor in China, Cadillac (GM's luxury subsidiary), sold 125,000 vehicles in the first 10 months of 2018 (compared to 128,000 units in the first 10 months of 2017). As a first step, Ford plans to sell 50,000 Lincoln a year in China through their 120 locally-established dealers.
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