Ford Escape, Lincoln Corsair production ends at Louisville Assembly On December 17, production of the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair officially ended at the Louisville Assembly plant, as that facility now undergoes a USD 2 billion dollar retooling in preparation for a new mid-size all-electric pickup built on the company's Universal EV Platform scheduled to enter production in 2027. Around 2,000 workers at the Louisville Assembly plant will be...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/20

Hyundai WIA Mexico receives Ford Q1 Award Hyundai WIA Corporation announced that its subsidiary in Mexico has won a Q1 quality award from Ford Motor Company. The South Korean company has been delivering constant-velocity joints for the Lincoln Corsair SUV since 2019 and for the Ford Maverick compact pickup truck since 2021.  (From a press release on November 27, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/03

e fire, but now, it’s impacting Ford’s most important vehicle. The list of affected vehicles so far includes the Ford F-150 Lightning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator production at the Kentucky Truck Plant, and production of the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair at the Louisville Assembly plant. Ford is working to mitigate the impacts of the fire, but some analysts believe it may cost Ford up to USD 1 ...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/22

ly paused production at the Louisville Assembly plant last week as well, all in an effort to preserve its aluminum supply and save inventory for its F-Series line of pickups, though production there has now resumed this week, although with just one of two shifts building the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair crossovers.  Ford is working to mitigate the aluminum impacts through other suppliers, while Novelis is trying to determine if aluminum from ...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/16

points. The USD 2 billion investment is expected to secure approximately 2,200 jobs at the plant. The Louisville Assembly Plant will begin to transition to the Ford Universal EV Production System at the end of 2025. With the transition, the plant will end production of the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair at that time. (Ford Motor Company press release on August 11, 2025)(Detroit News article on August 11, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/12

lectric vehicle and EV platform on August 11 at its Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky. During 2023 negotiations with the UAW, Ford promised to invest USD 1.2 billion into Louisville Assembly and an "all-new EV product" following the end of the production lifecycle of the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair SUVs currently built there. Ford is already retooling the facility and plans an addition of 12,000 square feet of canopy to shelter 16 chargin...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/01

2    •    Fusion, 2019-2020    •    Maverick, 2022-2024    •    Mustang, 2019-2023    •    Ranger, 2019-2023    •    Transit, 2020-2023    •    Transit Connect, 2018-2022 Lincoln:    •    Aviator, 2020-2023    •    Continental, 2019-2020    •    Corsair, 2020-2022    •    MK2, 2019-2020    •    Nautilus, 2019-2020    •    Navigator, 2020-2021 Owners will be notified by mail s...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/04

when the vehicle is in reverse. Affected vehicles include the 2021-2024 Bronco, F-150, 2021-2024 Edge, 2023-2024 Escape, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600, 2022-2024 Expedition, 2022-2025 Transit, 2021-2023 Mach-E, 2024 Ranger, Mustang, 2021-2023 Lincoln Nautilus, 2022-2024 Navigator, and 2023-2024 Corsair vehicles.  The accessory protocol interface module (APIM) software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air update. Letters not...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/29

sion System, an AI technology developed by Ford that uses machines to scan vehicles for component and trim quality issues, from 20 machines deployed in 2023 to now more than 100 machines. The Kentucky Truck Plant and Ford's smaller Louisville Assembly Plant that produces the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair together represents about 20% of Ford's hourly workforce. In 2024, the Louisville area plants assembled more than 700,000 vehicles. (Detroit F...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/03

d Jeep's Wrangler Rubicon and Wrangler Sahara tied at No. 6.   •The Volkswagen ID.4 AWD and several models of the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon tied for seventh place.   •Completing the top 10 were the Volkswagen ID.4 RWD, Honda Odyssey All, Honda Ridgeline, Honda Pilot All, and Lincoln Corsair. Vehicles are ranked based on seven criteria, including: manufacturer's profit margin, labor, location of research and development, inventory/...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/12

while truck sales increased 4.5% to 308,920 units and passenger car sales increased 27.7% to 13,737 units. Sales at Lincoln accelerated in Q2 on the strong reception to the all-new Lincoln Nautilus leading the way on sales of 8,273 SUVs. In Q2, Nautilus hybrid represented 44% of all Nautilus sales. Corsair sales were up 17%in Q2, while Aviator sales were up 90%. Production of the F-150, Ranger and all-new Lincoln Nautilus continues to scale, and ...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/04

d when vehicles using the platform will launch except that it will take a couple of years, meaning as early as late 2026 or in 2027.  Some reports have indicated that vehicles on the platform will initially be produced at the Louisville Assembly plant, currently home to the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair.  (multiple sources on June 26, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/29

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News  Updated at: 2024/01/03

employees whose jobs support the production shifts affected by the changes will be notified separately. Ford says the schedule is subject to change. It was not immediately clear if the parts-related issues at LAP were related to the strike. Louisville Assembly builds the Ford Escape and the Lincoln Corsair but is slated to get a new EV product and a USD 1.2 billion investment under terms of a tentative agreement with the UAW that ended a 41-day s...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/07

and police versions continue; Ford Transit continues; Transit EV will continue through product lifecycle  • Kentucky Truck, USD 750 million: Ford Super Duty, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator, including hybrids, to continue  • Louisville Assembly, USD 1.2 billion: Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair to continue through their planned product lifecycles; new EV product will be added  • Michigan Assembly, USD 250 million: Current Ford Bron...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/31

Q3 sales of 34,861 vehicles – up 41.4% over last year, with F-150 Hybrid sales expanded 46.9%, Maverick Hybrid sales increasing 83.4%, and Escape Hybrid and plug-in hybrid sales are overwhelmingly selling on pre-sold customer orders. Lincoln closed the third quarter higher on the strength of its Corsair, Nautilus and Navigator SUVs, with Navigator Q3 sales increasing 46.0%, Corsair increasing 25.9%, and Nautilus sales increasing 32.4% over Q3 ...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/05

stang Mach-E, and the company now is expanding this flexibility on all 2024 model year vehicles where BlueCruise is available – F-150 Lightning, Ford F-150 and Ford Expedition. BlueCruise hardware will also be standard on all 2024 Lincoln Navigator and Nautilus models, and select trims of Lincoln Corsair. Activation for BlueCruise costs USD 2,100 for three years at time of vehicle purchase. If a customer chooses not to activate upfront, after t...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/16

Ford customers sue over hybrid Escape, Maverick and Lincoln Corsair fires On August 8, six Ford customers filed a lawsuit in Detroit at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, seeking class-action status and alleging "a dangerous defect" has led to spontaneous explosive fires in certain hybrid vehicles built by Ford Motor Co. The lawsuit alleges that Ford’s proposed fix for this problem – adding drain holes to an under-...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/11

affected by availability and down 21.1% in Q2, they were up 110% for the month of June.   • Though Ford EV sales were down 2.8% for the second quarter, they are up 11.9% for the first half of 2023.   • Lincoln bright spots in Q2 included Navigator sales increasing 20.1%, and the new Lincoln Corsair which climbed 27.0% in June to end the quarter.  (Ford press release on July 6, 2023) 1 / 2...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/07

Ford recalls over 400,000 vehicles for faulty surround-view camera On May 18 2003, it was announced that Ford is recalling 422,000 vehicles with 360-degree surround view camera(s) for failure. Vehicles with rear-camera only are not affected.The vehicles included are the 2020-2023 Ford Explorer, 2020-2023 Lincoln Aviator, and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair.The recall expands and replaces prior Ford callbacks for the same issue in 2021 and 2023. Last y...

News  Updated at: 2023/05/19