Lincoln To Rival Cadillac With Range Of EV Utility Vehicles By 2026
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General Motors is developing a broad range of EVs across several segments, including a whole slew of new battery-driven utility vehicles, some of which will carry a Cadillac badge. Now, it looks as though Cadillac rival Lincoln will have its own range of EV utility vehicles on offer by 2026.
Per a recent report from Reuters, which cites three unidentified people familiar with the matter, Lincoln is preparing to launch at least five new all-electric sport utility vehicles through 2026. The new EV utility vehicles will either “replace or supplement” Lincoln nameplates like the Aviator, Corsair, Navigator, and Nautilus, with the first model out the gates slated to be a large crossover similar in size to the Aviator. The new Lincoln EV will be produced at Ford’s production facility in Oakville, Ontario via a $1.5 billion upgrade to EV production.
The Oakville facility may produce additional Lincoln EVs around the 2025 to 2026 timeframe, including potential replacements for the Corsair and Nautilus, although specific plans have yet to be finalized, according to Reuters.
Looking ahead, a larger battery-powered Lincoln SUV serving as a complement to the Navigator may go on sale by 2026, running the same architecture as the new Ford F-150 Lightning. Smaller Lincoln EVs could also run an updated version of the same all-electric platform used by the Ford Mustang Mach-E.
Ford has plans to invest $30 billion into new EV models through 2030, as the automaker announced last May. The Blue Oval is aiming for a global EV production capacity of 600,000 units within the next two years, with the hopes of becoming North America’s number-two EV producer behind EV leader Tesla.
Meanwhile, Cadillac has its own lineup of all-electric vehicles in the works, the first of which is the new Lyriq luxury crossover. Future models also include an electric variant of the popular Cadillac Escalade SUV, as well as the Cadillac Celestiq, a high-end, hand-built halo luxury sedan.
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That is about right. Ford is behind. The Mustang and Lighting are just distractions from the lack of a comprehensive program that is really just gearing up now.
Hmm, so the aviator will likely be on its current platform and modified for electric. Compromise!
The Navigator will be on the new electric F150 platform.
Everything else will be on the Mach-e platform.
They’re definitely behind.
GM being first is great but if Americans aren’t ready it’s a loosing expenditure. Will GM EVs match Tesla or Audi or would The Company have benefitted from more time?
Being late is often better because a company learns from early adaptor’s mistakes while entering the market when consumers and charging stations are prepared.
Mach-E is a solid vehicle. Hopefully Ford won’t try to brand every element of it’s EV toolbox like GM did with Ultium and other lame names they’ve attached to gear.
Look this is something that is coming and there is no way around it.
No this is not an over night change but the ones who set the market will bench mark most things and hold an advantage. It takes time and money to catch up and many are not in a good place to spend that much.
GM needs to enter this with the right products at the right time. Make sure they get the Quality right, prices right and the range right. They fumble this they will lose their advantage.
Ford will have a problem as while they are rushing this new product out it will age fast with the other brands.
The truth today is if you get the price right, range right and charge times down many Americans will move EV just because it is new and they will find little wrong with it as it will not be a lifestyle changing thing as it once was.
This change over is like boiling frogs it will be turned up slow and over time many will make the change and have no issue with it.
The enthusiast will be the slow to change group but even they will have to come to terms with this. They are a declining group as so few cars stir passion anymore It is all about safety, affordability and utility.
I’m not sure how a company can be behind that continues to have massive successful launches. Name another company any I don’t care who that has more hype then ford right now, oh by the way they showed off the Everglades bronco yesterday along with the raptor again. Ford is staying in the headlines and selling what people want.
Look this is something that is coming and there is no way around it.
No this is not an over night change but the ones who set the market will bench mark most things and hold an advantage. It takes time and money to catch up and many are not in a good place to spend that much.
GM needs to enter this with the right products at the right time. Make sure they get the Quality right, prices right and the range right. They fumble this they will lose their advantage.
Ford will have a problem as while they are rushing this new product out it will age fast with the other brands.
The truth today is if you get the price right, range right and charge times down many Americans will move EV just because it is new and they will find little wrong with it as it will not be a lifestyle changing thing as it once was.
This change over is like boiling frogs it will be turned up slow and over time many will make the change and have no issue with it.
The enthusiast will be the slow to change group but even they will have to come to terms with this. They are a declining group as so few cars stir passion anymore It is all about safety, affordability and utility.
They are behind in EV not gas SUV models. They needed the Bronco and Maverick to bring in cash to help pay for the EV change over. They have worked hard on these as if they failed they would only have the Truck cash. The Mustang hardly pays the light bill anymore.
I know ev are coming and I have no issue with that. What I’m saying is sure sales can be ok but if their was no chip shortage what would the numbers look like? If people could go to any dealer and get what they want how much would the numbers change? What I’m saying is I don’t see ev being in a huge demand for a while now. I think gm has made a lot of mistakes when it comes down to vehicles they have canceled and opportunities they missed. The off-road segment is important doesn’t matter how many people actually use the vehicles off-road it’s about what they can do not what you will do. But I get what you are saying.
Never said they were going to dominate over night. The automakers are set to migrate over the next 20 years.
Note even GM has not set a date on the last ICE yet.
Canceling cars that were not selling and replacing them with CUV models with higher returns may be boring but they are Profitable.
Keep in mind it is the average stuff that make the money not low volume sports cars or performance cars anymore.
In the past the Camaro printed money today not so much.
The only real mistake is they have nothing in the Wrangler and Bronco class. These make money like trucks and are more popular than the Camaro and Mustang anymore?
The Chip deal would have just increased volumes but over all percentages would be near the same. Chips were floated around pretty evenly or to the most profitable.
What a mess! How this lost company managed to sell more EVs than GM last year?
Please don’t be confused by the deceptive marketing for the weak minded.
Ford likes to boast they were first with their weak products and out sold GM with the same weak products while they know GM has 30 more advanced vehicles coming by 2025.
It is easy to be a big fish in a small pond. Things are going to start changing fast in the next couple years.
This is like me claiming Dale Earnhardt SR only has one more Daytona win than me. That sounds good till you look at what he has accomplished vs me at Daytona. The devil is in the details.
GMs main EV’s haven’t been on sale since August 2021 and FFord only outsold GM by only 2000 vehicles.
Ford’s Lincoln just announced that it will introduce its first electric vehicles in 2026, and there were no negative reaction to that from the so-called automobile magazines or Wall Street.
GM announced that it will introduce the Silverado EV RST for personal use in 2024, and every so-called automobiles newspapers, from Detroit Free Press to Cars and Driver and Motor Trend, from Wall Street to CNBC, everybody criticized GM for being too late or too slow to bring new products to market.
Why when it comes to GM, everybody has always something to say, but the same doesn’t happen to others, namely Ford and Chrysler?
Just wondering…
2026 seems a long time when we know that GM, Mercedes, Honda, BMW will already have two to three EVs each in the market at that time.
Why this silence when it comes to Ford? This is not the first time this happens.
Why?
. Just wondering….
Jim i agree , the media criticizes GM no matter what the issue . Look at the battery issue with the Bolt , the car is basically a decent car , with a great price, for 2022, but they had a battery issue with a highly respected supplier. The media has killed the Bolt and likely it will never recover . Hyundia ,KIA , Tesla ,Ford all had battery issues and some with the very same supplier as GM , but they have gotten little attention.
Right now Ford has done a great job with some traditional vehicle types, but you have to wonder how much shelf life these new platforms will have as the industry moves rapidly to electric.
Just look what is happening globally right now and the impact on fuel prices . With the right investment in renewable energy , and the infrastructure electric will take off.
Then there is the sheer pleasure of driving a car with the instant torque of an electric.
GM is making the massive investment and changes to bring a full range of electric cars to market . I thing the e Silverado will be a game changer. I kind of got a kick from the critics who swooned all of the Ford and then criticized the chevy , which is a ground up EV with 4 wheel steering and 4 wheel independent suspension on a pick up !!
They they announced a $30k Equinox EV . I think GM is on the right path!!
Because Lincoln is not Chevrolet, that’s why. The expectation is exponentially larger from a division that sells close to a million trucks versus a division that is practically boutique. The press doesn’t care about Lincoln because they don’t expect much from Lincoln just like the market.
Wall Street relies on GM’s share price, based largely on the success of their leading product from their leading division. In short people are interested in the future of trucks and the leaders in that space. Sure, what Lincoln does is somewhat important to Ford’s future but is also less relevant in the automotive landscape.
Lincoln is dead last in sales and market share in the luxury market space. Should we give them the same attention?
If Cadillac celestiq is a success, Lincoln better bring back the continental as an ev.
Lincoln lost its cache in this space. Their battle for the brand and reputation is far greater than the success of any one model from a company across town.
This thin strip of LED’s on every single make and model is getting old before it’s new.
I’ve noticed all the Detroit carmakers are slowly walking back their EV only plans from last year as I’ve predicted they’ll offer EV versions of otherwise gas models as they figure out the new CAFE rules and EV marketshare. As with this along with Cadillac EVs coming ,the 300 at FCA will be a PHEV soon. Solves the problem of not everyone wants a pure EV or a Tesla..
What does that stand for? Cafe?
Corp Average Fuel Economy..
This is like saying BMW, Jag, Benz are at a disadvantage for not having a cheaper “premium” companion brand. The US has few middle brands: Buick, GMC, Jeep, and now an aspiring Mazda. These vehicles often rival luxury–especially the American brands–on price and features.
Mercury sold tarted Ford models often at discount. They had bad demos. Mercury would have needed to be on level with Buick which is on level with many Lincoln models.
Does BMW need a cheap companion brand?
This is true. Mercury suffered the same fate as Plymouth and Oldsmobile. Horrible badge engineering. Can’t stress that enough. They were slightly and I mean slightly dressed up vehicles from their division counterparts. When you water down your products your brand no longer has authenticity. Consumers aren’t dumb they know the difference. People want differentiated products that are authentic.
It’s interesting that all these “smart” people at all three companies couldn’t see their own divisions demise simultaneously with each others cross town competitors. I suppose they didn’t care. What else could explain it?