Carbon Monoxide Fumes From 2013 Lincoln MKS With Keyless Ignition Turn Deadly
A couple form Highland Park, Illinois passed away on June 17th from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, after leaving their 2013 Lincoln MKS with keyless ignition running in their attached garage. Pasquale and Rina Fontani were found by their adult son, who had just finished working a long shift at the Highland Park Fire Department. He […]
Honda Civic Sends Lincoln MKS Flying in Crazy Dashcam Video
Last Thursday, a driver in Montreal, Canada, was cruising on Highway 20 when his dashcam captured dramatic video of a Honda Civic causing a Lincoln MKS taxi to dive headfirst into a five-car accident. “Driving on Montreal Highway when out of nowhere…” dashcam owner Andrei Fimine wrote on the YouTube posting. WARNING: It should be […]
2013 Lincoln MKS Overview
What’s New for the 2013 Lincoln MKS The 2013 Lincoln MKS sees some big changes this year, with new standard equipment, exterior and interior styling changes, new powertrains, improved fuel economy, and enhances suspension. 2013 Lincoln MKS Exterior For the 2013 model year, the MKS introduces a new side to the Lincoln brand—one of both […]
Lincoln MKS History
Introduction The Lincoln MKS is a full-size luxury sedan that first hit the market in the 2009 model year. Its sleek exterior styling and innovative technology helped lead the resurgence of the Lincoln brand following the automotive recession, and its head-turning design has played a major role in changing the perception of Ford’s luxury brand. […]
2014 Lincoln MKS Overview
What’s New for the 2014 Lincoln MKS The 2014 Lincoln MKS features the same style as the 2013 model, but boasts a bevy of new color options, new standard rear-view camera, and a $2,000 lower starting MSRP. 2014 Lincoln MKS Exterior As with all 2014 Lincoln models, the MKS boasts a split-wing front grille that […]
A Brief History of the Lincoln Continental
Lincoln is famous for building quality and luxurious vehicles, and no Lincoln vehicle embodies these principles quite as much as the Continental. First introduced in 1939, the Lincoln Continental has been through many design changes and updates over the years, but it remains an embodiment of the Lincoln brand to this day. The Continental got […]
Navigator Red-Hot in December, But Cold Sales Put Lincoln Brand Sales Down Slightly for 2017
Lincoln Motor Company closed 2017 with a 17% year-over-year decrease in sales volume, delivering sales of 10,619 vehicles in December with only the Navigator seeing an uptick in sales from the previous year. The downturn in December was enough to put Lincoln’s full-year sales for 2017 below its total from the prior year, declining from […]
Why Did Lincoln Pick the Nautilus Name? Luxury Brand Commits to “Warm,” “Emotional” Names in Favor of Alphanumerics
Lincoln on Wednesday introduced the world to the new 2019 Nautilus SUV, which acts as the successor to the Lincoln MKX and furthers the brand’s foray into replacing its MK naming structure with names that are not just letters glued together. Opting not to dip into its bag of names from the past—as was the […]
Lincoln Still Maybe Possibly Completely Dropping MK Names Sometime
Tale as old as time: Lincoln might be dropping its MK nomenclature and filling out its lineup with vehicles that have, like, actual names. The reintroduction of the Continental nameplate to the Lincoln Motor Company lineup as the de facto replacement for the MKS signaled a movement toward phasing out vehicles with the MK_ nomenclature […]
Lincoln Sales Fall 1.8% in October; MKX Posts Best October Ever
Lincoln Motor Company vehicle sales were down 1.8% in October with a total of 8,909 units sold. The year-over-year decline from sales totaling 9,069 vehicles in October 2016 was brought about by a 20.4% decrease in car sales, which was itself largely due to the discontinuation of the MKS sedan; SUV sales, on the other […]
Lincoln Sales Grow By Tiny Margin in September as MKC, MKX, Continental Pull Weight
Lincoln Motor Company posted an unbelievable September in terms of sales growth. The amount that Lincoln’s sales grew from September 2016 is so considerable, you will be astounded. Gob-smacked. Dumbstruck. If you are ready: Lincoln saw its sales grow by five vehicles year-over-year. Okay, so that’s not big growth by any stretch. But it is […]
Continental Remains Strong, But Lincoln Sales Sag in August
Lincoln Motor Company saw its sales decline 5.8% in August with deliveries totaling 8,708 vehicles. The year-over-year drop resulted from every vehicle in Lincoln’s current lineup—save for the new Navigator—experiencing a down sales month, with SUV sales taking a 7.6% dive and car sales dropping 2.2%. On the Market? Why the new Lincoln MKC is […]
Continental Comes Up Big for Lincoln in July, But Not Enough to Offset Sagging SUV Sales
Lincoln Motor Company saw its positive US sales momentum brought to a halt in July, delivering a total of 8,875 vehicles for a year-over-year volume decrease of 2.5%. The decline in sales was brought about by the unusual occurrence of all four Lincoln SUVs seeing sales fall to some extent from July 2016. Coming Soon […]
SUVs, Continental Lead Lincoln in Strong June Sales
Lincoln closed out the first half of 2017 with another month of solid growth, finishing June with deliveries totaling 9,275 vehicles and increasing 5.3% over sales from June 2016. Lincoln car sales were up 1.8% at a total of 3,229 units, and SUV sales were up 7.3% with 6,046 units delivered. Retail sales were up […]
Lincoln Sales Up 4.9% in May Thanks to MKC, Continental
Lincoln Motor Company sales increased 4.9% in May with a total of 10,288 vehicles delivered in the United States. Retail sales increased 9.7% for the month, giving Lincoln its 16th consecutive month of year-over-year retail sales gains. A great deal of Lincoln’s big boost can be attributed to strong sales of the new Continental and […]
2017 Lincoln MKT Overview
The 2017 Lincoln MKT is a full-size luxury SUV that offers all the room you could need for up to seven passengers and the performance to have fun while doing it. Its exterior design is polarizing, but the interior is impeccable and standard equipment abounds. In fact, thanks to that last characteristic and to its […]
Lincoln Sales Total 9,691 Vehicles in April as Continental, MKZ Drive Retail Car Growth
Lincoln’s US sales totaled 9,691 vehicles in April, down 0.9% year-over-year from sales of 9,776 units the year prior. Retail sales were up 3%, however, driven by a 43% year-over-year sales increase for retail passenger cars made possible by big gains from the MKZ and the continued success of the new Continental. Overall sales of […]