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Bankruptcy for EV Maker (5/1/13)Coda to focus on storage; dealership buying, selling rises; Lincoln MKZ gains footing; Chrysler reaps rewards from 'Farmer' ad.
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Farley: Lincoln MKZ sales rebound, set record in April
Ford Motor Co. today said it sold more Lincoln MKZ sedans in April than in the first three months of the year combined, as the luxury brand began to recover from lengthy production …
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Customer Incentives
… 000 0-1.9% Transit Connect* $1,000 1.9-5.9% Fiesta, C-Max* $750 0-5.9% Focus Electric 0-1.9% Lincoln MKS , MKT, MKX, Navigator 0-4.9% GENERAL MOTORS Expires April 30. In lieu of rebates, cut-rate financing is available …
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Customer Incentives
… 000 0-1.9% Transit Connect* $1,000 1.9-5.9% Fiesta, C-Max* $750 0-5.9% Focus Electric 0-1.9% Lincoln MKS , MKT, MKX, Navigator 0-4.9% GENERAL MOTORS Expires April 30. In lieu of rebates, cut-rate financing is available …
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North America car and truck production by plant - March and YTD
… 24,788 21,864 13% Lincoln MKS 820 1,565 -48 ..... 78,708 71,399 10% Lincoln MKZ 5,058 3,080 64% 13 ..... 8,871 8,173 9% Lincoln MKT 472 588 -20% 1,673 2,165 -23% Lincoln MKX 1,284 1,991 -36 …
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Ford's top execs devote much more time to China
… grappling with quality issues. It has struggled to get launches right with significant stumbles on the 2013 Ford Escape and Lincoln MKZ . Fields, as COO, is the heir apparent to Mulally, who has not said when he will retire. Mulally's palpable, boyish …
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Suppliers hustle to fill orders
… watching about a dozen suppliers. Ford Motor Co. is struggling to recover from a rocky production launch for its Mexico-built Lincoln MKZ sedan. Ford sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said two suppliers contributed to the problem. Sixty-two percent …
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Fisker lays off 75% of its employees amid financial woes
… at a company meeting this morning. He declined to answer questions from Automotive News as he was getting into a black Lincoln Town Car thatandnbsp;chauffeured him off the premises at Fisker headquarters. At about 8:30 a.m., employees were seen leaving …
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Ford volume climbs 6% on pickups, crossovers
… Ford's Hermosillo, Mexico, plant. That factory has been a pinch point for Ford, producing both the Fusion and the new Lincoln MKZ , which were launched in rapid succession last fall and early this year. The Fusion was launched first, followed by the …
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Dealers deserve exemplary service from Lincoln
… enough in a crowded segment. Lincoln also needs its dealers to provide exemplary service. The flawed launch of the 2013 Lincoln MKZ , though, undercut Lincoln's message. The MKZ was delayed for months by quality issues. Dealers credit Lincoln for setting …
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Mitsubishi Halts Plug-In (3/29/13)… electronic throttle control system. Did not happen place reliable safety systems such as big brake override system. The Ford Lincoln and Mercury cars and trucks covered in the lawsuit were built from 2002 to 2010. They include certain mustangs explores and Mercury …
place reliable safety systems such as big brake override system. The Ford Lincoln and Mercury cars and trucks covered in the lawsuit were built from 2002 to 2010. They include certain mustangs explores and Mercury cougars. Ford -
Mitsubishi Halts Plug-In (3/29/13)… electronic throttle control system. Did not happen place reliable safety systems such as big brake override system. The Ford Lincoln and Mercury cars and trucks covered in the lawsuit were built from 2002 to 2010. They include certain mustangs explorers and Mercury …
place reliable safety systems such as big brake override system. The Ford Lincoln and Mercury cars and trucks covered in the lawsuit were built from 2002 to 2010. They include certain mustangs explorers and Mercury cougars. Ford -
The MKZ's difficult birth
… s tough to overstate the importance of the MKZ to the Lincoln rescue effort. When Ford killed the Mercury brand in 2010, Lincoln - Mercury dealers lost the volume that had supplied much-needed cash flow and service business. Dropping the …
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Lurching at launch is nothing new at Ford
The quality glitches that have plagued the 2013 Lincoln MKZ launch are not isolated. Ford Motor Co. has had a recurring ..... built in Cuautitlan, Mexico, and a redesigned Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX , both built in Oakville, Ontario.
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Lincoln MKZ inspection backlog nearly eliminated, Ford says
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. has stopped shipping Lincoln MKZ sedans from its Hermosillo, Mexico, plant to an assembly plant in Flat Rock, Mich., for quality inspections and repairs …
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Customer Incentives
… 500 0-5.9% C-Max Hybrid $750 1.9-5.9% Transit Connect* $500 2.9-6.9% Focus Electric 0-1.9% Lincoln MKS , MKT 0-2.9% MKX, MKZ, Navigator 0-6.9% 2012 models Ford Expedition $4,000 0-1.9% Flex $3,500 0-1 …
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North America car and truck production by plant - Feb. and YTD
… 16,130 13,182 22% Lincoln MKS 893 1,070 -17 ..... 53,054 41,168 29% Lincoln MKZ 4,355 3,440 27% 8 ..... 5,954 5,450 9% Lincoln MKT 537 985 -46% 1,201 1,577 -24% Lincoln MKX 1,649 2,773 -41 …
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Customer Incentives
… 500 0-5.9% C-Max Hybrid $750 1.9-5.9% Transit Connect* $500 2.9-6.9% Focus Electric 0-1.9% Lincoln MKS , MKT 0-2.9% MKX, MKZ, Navigator 0-6.9% 2012 models Ford Expedition $4,000 0-1.9% Flex $3,500 0-1 …
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Customer Incentives
… 500 0-5.9% C-Max Hybrid $750 1.9-5.9% Transit Connect* $500 2.9-6.9% Focus Electric 0-1.9% Lincoln MKS , MKT 0-2.9% MKX, MKZ, Navigator 0-6.9% GENERAL MOTORS Expires April 30. In lieu of rebates, cut-rate financing …
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Honda, Volvo models get high marks in new overlap crash tests
… car collides with another vehicle or an object such as a tree or utility pole, according to the institute. The mid-sized Lincoln MKZ and Mazda 6 got "acceptable" ratings. All are 2013 models except the 2014 Mazda 6. These were the only models involved …
