Lincoln History:
The company was founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland. Leland, one of the founders of Cadillac, left the Cadillac division of General Motors during World War I and formed the Lincoln Motor Company to build Liberty aircraft engines. After the war, the companysfactories were retooled to manufacture luxury automobiles. The company encountered severe financial troubles during the transition, and was consequently bought by Ford Motor Company in 1922.In 1932, Lincoln introduced the V12-powered KB. The same year, Eugene T. "Bob" Gregorie (1908-2002), at the styling studio created by Edsel Ford, began designing what became the Continental, eventually the most important car made by Lincoln. However, The Continental Mark II revived the concept. It was produced by the short-lived Continental division from April 1955 to July 1956 before it was returned to the Lincoln marque. The Edsel division merged with Lincoln-Mercury in January 1958 to form the Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln division until the Edsel was discontinued in 1960.The Continental became Lincolnsflagship model until 1981 when the Town Car, previously the Continentalstop trim level, became its own model and took over that role. Lincoln vehicles are currently available in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, South Korea, and the Middle East.

Lincoln Overview:
Lincoln is an American luxury automobile brand, operated under the Ford Motor Company. Founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland and acquired by Ford in 1922, Lincoln has been manufacturing vehicles intended for the upscale markets since the 1920s. Lincolnsprevalent competitor Cadillac was also founded by Henry M. Leland having acquired the assets of the Henry Ford Company, Fordsfirst company. While Lincoln was the best selling luxury marque in the United States as recently as 1998, Lincoln lost ground to its competitors. To combat this recent slide in sales Lincoln has unveiled three new models, the MKZ sport sedan, MKS luxury sedan, and MKX crossover sport utility vehicle

Other Lincoln Details:
Lincoln is currently switching to a new naming system based around the "Mark" name used since the 1950s. Most Lincoln models will be given a three-letter name starting "MK" (for "Mark") starting in 2007. The Navigator and Town Car name will remain, but all other models are expected to use this convention by the end of the decade. Famous Lincoln models include; Lincoln Mark LT, Zephyr/MKZ, Lincoln Town Car, Lincoln Navigator and Lincoln MKX.The Mark LT is a luxury pickup truck that first went on sale in January 2005 for the 2006 model year. The Lincoln MKZ is a mid-size luxury car .The MKZ is the replacement for the 2006 Lincoln Zephyr. Lincoln revived the Zephyr name in the fall of 2005 as a platform mate to the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, to replace the cancelled 3.0L V6 version of the Lincoln LS as the mid-size entry-level Lincoln. The Lincoln Town Car is a rear wheel drive full-size luxury sedan and serves as the flagship of FordsLincoln luxury car division. The Lincoln Navigator is a full-size luxury SUV produced by Ford Motor Company for its luxury division Lincoln. Introduced in 1998, the Navigator was one of the first full-size luxury SUVs. The Lincoln Navigator is the largest luxury SUV made by the Ford Motor Company and is Lincolnsfirst four-wheel drive vehicle. Lincoln MKX is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV made by Fordsluxury marque, Lincoln.