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Official: 2013 Lincoln MKT shows its toothier grin

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Filed under: LA Auto Show , Crossover , Lincoln , Luxury The Lincoln MKT has never sold well since it hit the market back in 2010, but Ford is hoping to change that with a refresh for 2013. The three-row Lincoln crossover will receive an all new front fascia with a whole lot more vertical slats in the grille and no more intersecting horizontal bar. The lower fascia has been tweaked to look more rounded at the top, and the fog lamp assembly was made wider and shorter to help give the big ute the appearance of a wider stance. Engine choices are unchanged compared to the outgoing model, with the 3.5-liter EcoBoost and the 3.7-liter V6 providing motivation.

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Report: Lincoln getting all of Mercury’s ad dollars

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Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Ford , Mercury Now that the curtain has closed on Mercury , Ford Motor Company will redirect all of its marketing dollars for the oft-overlooked brand to the Blue Oval’s luxury outpost, Lincoln . In speaking to Automotive News , the chairman of the Lincoln National Dealer Council, Bob Tasca, Jr., said, “You’ll see a lot stronger presence in the advertising of Lincoln in 2011.” Lincoln spokesperson Christian Bokich reminded AN that the automaker is “preparing the way for seven new or significantly refreshed vehicles” that will be launched over the next four years, and the largest ad blitz in 2011 will focus on the refreshed MKX crossover, as well as the MKZ sedan and its hybrid counterpart . Following that, Lincoln has plans to launch a completely overhauled version of its Navigator SUV, an all-new C-segment vehicle and the overhauled 2013 MKZ, which Tasca says will be “strikingly different from its Ford Fusion sibling.” [Source: Automotive News – sub.

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Lincoln MKT limousine, livery models announced, will replace Town Car

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Filed under: Crossover , Lincoln , Luxury 2010 Lincoln MKT – Click above for high-res image gallery Lincoln MKT sales have been less than stellar since the three-row crossover arrived back in 2009, but Ford is getting creative to change that. The Blue Oval is developing a pair of livery-ready MKT models to cover everything from school dances and weddings to executive transport. The first MKT variant is aimed squarely at the livery market, which until now has happily relied on the aging Lincoln Town Car to ferry executives to and from the airport. The third row will be removed and the second row extended to emulate the Town Car’s prodigious rear leg room

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Autoblog Podcast #189 – Flex sunsetting, NHTSA stars, saleable Sebrings and a cruise in the Cruze

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Filed under: Podcasts , Government/Legal , Chevrolet , Chrysler , Ford , Hyundai , Lincoln , Rumormill Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now! Chris Shunk, Sam Abuelsamid and Dan Roth are back for Episode #188 of the Autoblog Podcast. Topics this time around include rumors of a Ford Flex/Lincoln MKT phase-out after 2013, changes to the way NHTSA crash rating scores are given, patent images that could be the next Chrysler Sebring and the Chevrolet Cruze. Your feedback is incorporated throughout this hour and twenty minute extravaganza, too.

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Submit your questions for Autoblog Podcast #189

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Filed under: Etc. , Plants/Manufacturing , Safety , Chevrolet , Chrysler , Ford , GM , Rumormill Click above to subscribe to The Autoblog Podcast in iTunes It’s time again to put your thinking caps on and ask our podcast crew anything you want to know. Don’t forget to vote on which questions deserve our attention the most, though we’ll try to get to as many as we can.

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Report: Lincoln MKT, Ford Flex to be phased out at end of 2013?

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Filed under: Ford , Lincoln , Rumormill 2010 Lincoln MKT – click above for high-res image gallery Doesn’t it seem like only yesterday that Ford was in charge of seven different brands? Now The Blue Oval is down to two, Ford and Lincoln, after today’s sale of Volvo to Chinese automaker Geely and the pending execution of Mercury . This means more energy and money will be available to plot success for Ford and Lincoln , and according to a report in Automotive News , that means Lincoln could get “a compact, front-drive car or crossover” ( Lincoln Concept C , anyone?) and perhaps a model based on the next Ford Mondeo.

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Report: Lincoln MKT, Ford Flex to be phased out at end of 2013?