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2019 Lincoln MKZ Production Information


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Per yesterday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) the following timetable has been announced for the 2018MY Balance Out & 2019MY Job #1.



  • 03/02/2018 - 2018MY Fleet Final Order Due Date
  • 03/22/2018 - 2018MY Last Day to Spec Change
  • 06/09/2018 - 2018MY Job Last Date


  • 03/12/2018 - 2019MY Order Bank Open Date
  • 04/12/2018 - 2019MY Scheduling Begins
  • 06/11/2018 - 2019MY Job #1 Date


The 2019MY Lincoln MKZ Order Guide should be released to dealers on or about the date that the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) opens.

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Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) the following timetable has been updated for the 2018MY Balance Out & 2019MY Job #1.



  • 03/02/2018 - 2018MY Fleet Final Order Due Date
  • 03/22/2018 - 2018MY Last Day to Spec Change
  • 06/09/2018 - 2018MY Job Last Date


  • 05/14/2018 - 2019MY Order Bank Open Date
  • 06/21/2018 - 2019MY Scheduling Begins
  • 08/13/2018 - 2019MY Job #1 Date


The 2019MY Lincoln MKZ Order Guide should be released to dealers on or about the date that the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) opens.

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Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) here's the revised production timetable for the 2018/2019 Lincoln MKZ.



  • 04/20/2018 - 2018MY Fleet Final Order Due Date
  • 06/07/2018 - 2018MY Last Day to Spec Change
  • 08/03/2018 - 2018MY Job Last Date


  • 05/14/2018 - 2019MY Order Bank Open Date
  • 06/21/2018 - 2019MY Scheduling Begins
  • 08/13/2018 - 2019MY Job #1 Date

The 2019 Lincoln MKZ Order Guide will be released to Dealers on or about the date that the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) opens and will be uploaded to the Order Guide Section as soon as it's available.

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Here's the latest information available for the 2018/2019MY Lincoln MKZ production schedule from yesterday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin).



  • 05/04/2018 - 2018MY Fleet Final Order Due Date
  • 06/07/2018 - 2018MY Last Day to Spec Change
  • 08/03/2018 - 2018MY Job Last Date


  • 05/14/2018 - 2019MY Order Bank Open Date
  • 06/21/2018 - 2019MY Scheduling Begins
  • 08/13/2018 - 2019MY Job #1 Date
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Here's the updated information available for the 2018/2019MY Lincoln MKZ production schedule from yesterday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin).

  • 05/04/2018 - 2018MY Fleet Final Order Due Date
  • 06/07/2018 - 2018MY Last Day to Spec Change
  • 08/03/2018 - 2018MY Job Last Date

  • 05/14/2018 - 2019MY Order Bank Open Date
  • 06/21/2018 - 2019MY Scheduling Begins
  • 08/14/2018 - 2019MY Job #1 Date
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Here's the updated information available for the 2018/2019MY Lincoln MKZ production schedule from Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin).



  • 05/04/2018 - 2018MY Fleet Final Order Due Date
  • 06/07/2018 - 2018MY Last Day to Spec Change
  • 08/03/2018 - 2018MY Job Last Date


  • 05/21/2018 - 2019MY Order Bank Open Date
  • 06/21/2018 - 2019MY Scheduling Begins
  • 08/14/2018 - 2019MY Job #1 Date


The 2019 Lincoln Order Guide should be released to Dealers later this morning and will be uploaded to the Order Guide Section as soon as it's available.

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Sorry but the 2019 Lincoln MKZ Order Guide has not been released yet. I've been checking frequently and will upload it and post a note here as soon as it's available.

 

Hi ice-capades. Awaiting breathlessly. Thanks again for the updates. :)

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The 2019 Lincoln MKZ Order Guide has still not been released via the Ford Fleet site. As to why is anyone's guess. Maybe they're trying to decide whether they should reintroduce it with a traditional model name instead of the ridiculous MKZXYZ alphabet model designation that is so confusing! Actually, renaming the MKZ would give them more media opportunities.

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^ and I wanted to thank him...

The 2019 Lincoln MKZ Order Guide has still not been released via the Ford Fleet site. As to why is anyone's guess. Maybe they're trying to decide whether they should reintroduce it with a traditional model name instead of the ridiculous MKZXYZ alphabet model designation that is so confusing! Actually, renaming the MKZ would give them more media opportunities.

personally I hope they wait for the cD6 ....AND that it's not that long!!

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Although we've seen zero evidence of this, it would be interesting if the MKZ was due to still receive the cancelled Fusion facelift alongside the Mondeo. I guess it depends on China if they want to keep MKZ around and rename it, but production has to be moved to China I would think. Reportedly the MKZ is a big money looser for Lincoln in the US so it's possible it will be dropped from this market alongside Fusion. Right now everything at Lincoln is very much up in the air as I imagine they need to make some decisions soon if it is not a financially viable business.

 

Regardless, all of this isn't happening in the next couple of months unless Lincoln plans to immediately halt MKZ production.

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Although we've seen zero evidence of this, it would be interesting if the MKZ was due to still receive the cancelled Fusion facelift alongside the Mondeo. I guess it depends on China if they want to keep MKZ around and rename it, but production has to be moved to China I would think. Reportedly the MKZ is a big money looser for Lincoln in the US so it's possible it will be dropped from this market alongside Fusion. Right now everything at Lincoln is very much up in the air as I imagine they need to make some decisions soon if it is not a financially viable business.

 

Regardless, all of this isn't happening in the next couple of months unless Lincoln plans to immediately halt MKZ production.

 

No way is the Ford family going to abandon Lincoln. Alan Mulally wanted to kill off Lincoln and have the company concentrate only on the Ford Division but it was the Ford family and their controlling interest in the company that saved Lincoln and agreed to reinvest and rebuild the Lincoln brand. They may decide to kill off the MKZ but it's not likely before the end of the 2019 Model Year. And don't forget the potential sales in China as the Lincoln models get updated and expanded.

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The 2019 Lincoln MKZ Order Guide is now available in the Order Guide Section!

 

It appears the MKZ is not getting the 360 view like the '19 Fusion, disappointing . No Drivers pkg for '19 either, don't know if dynamic torque vectoring is standard with the 3.0 or just dropped for good.

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@knarf

 

MKZ is getting the 360 view, or the 360 Co-Pilot Protect which includes BLIS, LKAS, and rain-sensing wipers.

In fact, the adaptive cruise control is also standard in MKZ while it is optional in the Fusion as you have to get 360 Co-Pilot Assist.

 

I see in Page 8 that selecting the 3.0L AWD will also come with torque vectoring and sport-tuned suspension which is what the Driver package was.

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