New product for `Canadian` workers
The new Lincoln livery vehicles will be built at the Oakville Assembly Plant in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
TIMELINES
The MKT announcement this week now dissolves much of the industry concern and impatience that had festered since 2007 about the future of Lincoln limousine and livery vehicles. Ford can now provide a definite, public timeline for fleet owners needing to make product and spending decisions:
• 2Q 2011: Order bank closes for the 2011 Lincoln Town Car Executive L
• 3Q 2011: Ford will manufacture the last 2011 Lincoln Town Car Executive L.
• 4Q 2011: Order bank opens for the 2013 Lincoln MKT (livery version)
• 1Q 2012: Ford begins production of the 2013 Lincoln MKT (livery version)
DETAILS TO COME
LINCOLN is still working on certain key details of the 2013 Lincoln MKT, which officials could not yet disclose during the forum:
1) Vehicle pricing
2) Exact engine configurations, such as size, cylinders and horsepower
3)Powertrain specs
4) Date of delivery of the first (Job 1) production batch in 2012 to dealers and operators.
5) Official Ford exterior and interior photos of both MKT livery versions. [Concept photos were displayed on a large screen during the power point presentation
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