Lincoln Reportedly Set to Launch Five Electric SUV by 2026
The transformation of Lincoln, which became an SUV-only brand following the demise of the Continental, will continue in the next five years with the electrification of its lineup.
Anonymous sources have told Reuters that five new electric SUVs will be launched by 2026 to either replace or be sold alongside current Lincoln models.
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This is part of a plan by parent company Ford to invest more than $30 billion USD (approx. $38 billion CAD) in the production of electric vehicles and batteries by 2025 and sell 40 percent EVs globally by 2030. At that time, Lincoln will be fully electric.
A zero-emission Lincoln Aviator will kick things off. A debut is scheduled to take place later this year, but production will have to wait quite a bit. A recent report by Automotive News suggested it might not start before December 2024. The location has yet to be made official, though Oakville Assembly in Ontario is a leading candidate.
The plant currently manufactures the Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus, which both appear to be on their way out. The latter will make room for a brand new electric SUV.
When Ford and Unifor signed a three-year collective bargaining agreement in September 2020, the automaker pledged to invest $1.8 billion to turn Oakville into an EV plant and build five different Ford and Lincoln models there from 2025 to 2028.
An electric variant of the Corsair compact SUV is also expected, along with a smaller entry-level vehicle. At the top end of the range, a battery-powered alternative to the Navigator will arrive using the F-150 Lightning’s dedicated EV truck platform.
As for the Corsair Grand Touring and Aviator Grand Touring plug-in hybrid models, their future remains in limbo.