RUMOR: All But CONFIRMED, Ford Planning Two Midsize, EV SUVs — One For Ford And One For Lincoln

Ford Motor Co. plans to build two midsize battery-electric crossovers for the Ford and Lincoln brands at a plant near Detroit for the 2023 model year, Automotive News has learned.

Three sources with knowledge of Ford's plans say scheduled production of the vehicles, code-named CDX746 and CDX747, was moved to the Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan from Cuautitlan, Mexico. The vehicles are similar in size to the Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus but will be built on the company's battery-electric vehicle platform, the sources said.

Both will be 2023 models, with production starting in late 2022 or early 2023. Ford has asked suppliers to prepare for production of up to 65,000 units per year, one of the sources said...

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TomM - 8/23/2019 9:15:15 AM

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Rumor - ALL BUT CONFIRMED - AUTOSPIES plans to post at least 20 items about TESLA between now and the First of Next year.

DUH

WHy not post a Rumor that FORD plans to manufacture vehicles! Of course their EV will include one for Ford and one for Lincoln! Even a second grader could predict that one.

Agent00R - 8/23/2019 10:39:16 AM

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Why SO sour?

runninglogan1 - 8/23/2019 8:19:22 PM

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Ford is definitely on the right track. Good for them.

TomM - 8/23/2019 8:21:20 PM

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There comes a point in time when I have expectations from AUTOSPIES for information beyond which I can get from a five year old child - WE all have been inundated with the constant barrage of Tesla items that have generally been of no value.

But in this case - this information is something we could say about virtually any full line car manufacturer - they ALL are going to bring out Evs - all are going to bring out mid-size Evs, and it is likely they will spread the cost of them over a number of their "brands". Yep - they are going to use their EV platforms (Most have announced same). You could have replaced the word "FORD" with "GM", or "VW" and using their brands we know that BOTH of them will also be producing mid-size EV Suvs some entry level brand - and some higher brands. In fact - I'll go out on a limb, and say that GM and VW are likely to produce even more than just two different brands.

I expect Autospies to tell me something I did not know - normally you are good at finding that stuff and I appreciate many of the things you do. Lately though - it must be vacation time!

runninglogan1 - 8/23/2019 9:32:56 PM

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You should realize by now this is more of an opinion site on the goings on in the auto industry.

If you want the latest news on new cars, there are PLENTY of other sites for that.

I suggest you try google;)

MDarringer - 8/23/2019 10:27:34 PM

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Tommy doesn't know what that is.

Agent00R - 8/23/2019 11:44:56 PM

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Tom, you must just be having a bad day.

We'll continue doing things as we see fit.

MDarringer - 8/24/2019 9:22:21 AM

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Look at all the kiss ass Alt-Left people up-voting old Tommy like they champion Joe the molester Biden.