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With only 4 models to sell and annual domestic sales still under 100,000 units, I'd think that Lincoln would be taking every opportunity to show off new or refreshed product. Otherwise... it becomes, out of sight... out of mind! Ford's commitment and investment in Lincoln has shown few results. Lincoln teases future product and then continuously delays new product, even before the overall slowdown in BEV vehicles and production plans.

Even if they aren't debuting anything they should still be there to at least show off the new Nautilus.

Actions have consequences and for this CEO to go so hard, so quickly with adopting BEVs is seen as reckless. I know the intention was to cater to renters asking to hire Teslas and raising the profile of Hertz as a company thats changing with the times but sadly, that’s all come crashing down…….too much too quick.

2025 GMC Yukon Interior To Feature A Huge Screen: Photos https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/03/2025-gmc-yukon-interior-to-feature-a-huge-screen-photos/

https://fordauthority.com/2024/03/low-cost-ford-ev-arrives-in-late-2026-with-25k-msrp-report/ Small EV truck and crossover arriving in 2026 with a starting price of 25 grand.

I suspect the Expedition is debuting in NY, it’s just sad Lincoln is sitting out the show as for years (like 20+ years) they made NY their primary place to debut concepts and new models. They would stress how NY was the luxury market capital of America too. I guess we are seeing how “the auto show as a press circuit” is really dead sadly.

They really don't drive any differently than a regular car. The biggest difference drive-wise is learning where controls are on the screen, but you'd have to learn the controls of a car you aren't familiar with regardless of brand. The charging would be the biggest differentiating factor.

It’s a common problem but as a percentage of all engines sold, it’s probably a small number.

Here is how it works now https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/ev-tax-credit-electric-vehicle-tax-credit The transferring it to a dealership is new I think and would be better for more folks that are limited with amount of taxes they owe, since its not a positive break, only eliminates what you owe, instead of being a credit.

Water pumps wear out and leak, but they typically don't fail until after the warranty is up. Draw your own conclusions......

Almost looks like they raided the Mach E center console.

Ford is just a bit too quiet on the subject of these vehicles. I truly believe something is up and there is plan changing going on. I agree with your points as they are valid.

How do you figure that? They were in every edge, Taurus, MKX, MKS, Explorer, flex and a few other vehicles for at least a decade.

It's every version of the 3.5, 3.5 EcoBoost, and 3.7 in FWD or FWD based AWD form. If the engine isn't mounted N/S as in RWD then the water pump is internal. The F-150 and Mustang for instance don't have this issue since the water pump is external. Some suggest switching coolant and doing regular coolant flushes helps but I have seen some go as early as 80k miles. If it's not caught soon enough they need a new engine. I have seen a lot of defenders of this engine swearing the 3.5 and 3.7 are "the most reliable engine ford ever built" and "who cares if you have to drop 2k in it every 10 years to replace the water pump". But to me it's an incredibly stupid design.

Wonder what Al thinks of the current mess at Boeing🤔

It's crazy, because Ford quality seemed pretty good under Mulally (after he got it under control) and then it went off the rails after he left.

The quality issues go back long before the pandemic impact, decades actually. Now Ford is finally implementing some form of accountability at last. Accountability, gee what a concept!

Not if they looked at it realistically rather than "we want this to be the answer, so lets find data that supports it." They purposely ignored factors that affect the vast majority of the population that would negatively impact EV sales just to fit the mantra of EV sales will take over immediately. Also, going from relative 0 to where were at now was obviously going to be easier (massive growth rates) than shifting the entire industry/market overnight like they were predicting. It truly never made sense, even if they wanted it to. (Most) Tesla fans/buyers do not represent the industry as a whole - there's a lot of "Tesla can do no wrong" buyers there that doesn't translate to other brands.

Nope, I don't cut Wall Street any slack over their over-optimistic EV predictions. There's no way a bunch of NYC-based eggheads have any clue about what is actually happening in the world. And Jonas was the worst of them. I'm really enjoying seeing him backtrack now.

I’ve always felt his info was true - at some point and/or that pieces of his info were true, but perhaps the pieces were put together wrong. i don’t think he’s ever made things up just to be “the source.” but what I think happens is that plans change since he got the info (we know how Ford likes to take a “spin the wheel” approach daily with its plans), so that by the time he shares it, the info - or at least parts of it - become outdated, OR that he misinterprets some things, that then result in speculation that winds up being off. The problem was he viewed his info - and perhaps more importantly, his interpretation of that info - as absolute gospel. If he were here and we for example pointed out that contractors are there now (as some have above), so his timeline doesn’t make the most sense, and that maybe some bits and pieces of what he shared may have gotten crossed up which then paint a slightly different picture than reality, he’d have gone on a tirade that none of us know what we’re talking about, his info is the only correct info, everything else is wrong.