A new trim level featuring additional wood appointments and unique trim has been added to the 2010 Lincoln MKZ, providing customers the opportunity to choose an even more luxurious model. Available in late summer, the new Executive Appearance Package offers more traditional luxury appointments and expands the range of Lincoln MKZ option packages. Early sales of the 2010 Lincoln MKZ indicate there is indeed consumer appetite for well-equipped versions of the newest sedan from Lincoln.

The 2010 Lincoln MKZ offers customers more standard luxury and segment-exclusive safety features for their money, with a starting price of $34,965, including destination and delivery. Compared with other midsize luxury sedans – such as the Lexus ES350 and Cadillac CTS – the MKZ comes with more standard luxury features, such as Bridge of Weir leather seats, genuine wood trim, heated and cooled front seats, the popular SYNC entertainment and connectivity system, a reverse sensing system and driver multi-adjustable power seat.

Powered by a sophisticated human machine interface (HMI) and forward-thinking in-car connectivity technologies, the Lincoln C concept reinvents the automobile as a customer’s companion in life on and off the road. Lincoln C’s car-to-companion transformation is the result of an innovative melding of Ford’s new signature HMI as well as a next-generation in-car connectivity features anchored by Ford’s award-winning SYNC technology and a revolutionary new system that helps intuitively connect occupants with the vehicle, their mobile devices and even the outside world. All interaction and information is offered up in a simple, intelligent format that keeps a driver informed – but not distracted.

The 2007 Lincoln MKZ and Lincoln Navigator were awarded “Interiors of the Year” in their respective categories at the 8th annual Automotive “Interior of the Year” awards conducted by Ward’s Auto World magazine. These awards came on the same day as Lincoln received impressive recognition by J.D. Power and Associates in the latest Initial Quality Study (IQS).

For the second year in a row, industry voters recognized the Lincoln MKZ with the “Premium-Priced Car Interior of the Year” award beating other luxury car nominees including the Infiniti G35, Lexus LS 460, Jaguar XK and Volvo S80.

OAKVILLE, ON – October 6, 2006 - A freshly polished Ford oval—one of the world’s most recognizable corporate logos—was hoisted atop Ford of Canada’s Oakville Assembly Complex this week. And, for the first time, the oval was joined by the Lincoln star logo to confirm the production of the all-new 2007 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossover utility vehicles which go on sale in November.

The MKX will be the first volume Lincoln ever built in Canada. The Oakville complex, which is undergoing a $1 billion transformation to flexible manufacturing, is a well-known landmark overlooking the Queen Elizabeth Way highway, and is often referenced in traffic reports throughout the Greater Toronto Area.