Lincoln is following the buzz of Ford Motor Co.’s Capital Markets Day last month with plans to introduce four new battery-electric vehicles around its anchor products by the end of the decade — with the first coming next year.
“You typically see luxury clients more as tech adopters and certainly with the propulsion paired with that connectivity and that intelligence you get in the vehicle and those digital experiences, it makes sense we’re seeing that,” Lincoln President Joy Falotico said during a virtual news conference this week. “It’s going to be a transition period, and we want to make sure we have what clients want.”
The first fully electric vehicle, which brand leaders declined to specify, will come next year when Lincoln celebrates its 100th anniversary. Production of Cadillac’s first EV, the Lyriq SUV that starts at $59,990, will begin in the first quarter of 2022. Lincoln’s new architecture also will support derivatives.
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