Each year I attend the New York auto show as a group tour leader. I like to tell the people that are in my tour groups about the things they don't read on the internet; the designers of the cars, the type of leather used in different vehicles, the new technology that hasn't made it [...]
The Lincoln Motor Company will debut the all-new Lincoln Corsair SUV at the 2019 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). The question on everyone's mind is will Matthew McConaughey introduce the SUV? Lincoln is making great strides with their SUVs, from the record-breaking sales of Navigator, strong customer response to the 2019 Nautilus and the [...]
At the 2018 New York International Auto Show Jim Farley, Ford Motor Company's Executive Vice President and president unveiled the luxury crossover the Lincoln Aviator. Farley referred to the Aviator as the first Lincoln designed and developed from the start using the brand's new “quiet flight” theme. The best thing to come out of that [...]
North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) winners This year was the first time that the tension was so thick one could cut it with a knife. The North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) awards, billed as the Oscars of the Auto Industry, kicked off The 2018 North [...]
Good Morning Warren and Friends, Lots of news this week! First, you've only got a little more than a week to win a box of chocolates for your Mother to give her for Mother's Day. If you have a story to tell about your Mom (and presumably a Nissan), submit it, and you could be [...]
2015 New York International Auto Show The United States is seeing a surge in automobile sales that it hasn't seen since 2006. Gasoline prices are the lowest they have been in decades. Wall Street is bullish and bonuses are buying the ultra-luxury sedans, sports cars, and SUVs. Known for fashion and money, New York's auto [...]
Janet Seymour, Black Label, Colors and materials design manager, Lincoln Black Label, talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, Driving the Nation, what could be the first bespoke option for Lincoln vehicles. Only six states offer it so far, and only 32 car dealers in those six states offer it, but soon, the Nation will get [...]
Scott Makowski, Ford Chief program engineer, 4 cylinder power trains and John Barnes, Lincoln, Engineering supervisor talked to Driving the Nation about the all new 2015 Lincoln MKC, the second of four of Lincoln's products to hit the market, following the MKZ. Barnes talks about the exterior design, including it's signature split-wing grille and Makowski [...]
Lincoln hybrids Mark Fields, Ford's President of the Americas, told Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, that Lincoln would stick with hybrids for now, not venture into electric cars as Ford has done. The 2013 MKZ Hybrid has a 2.0-liter four-cylinder hybrid powertrain that creates 41 city/36 highway miles per gallon. Fields said the price for [...]
WardsAuto U.S. Sales of Alternative Power Source Light Vehicles lists twenty-seven vehicles for sale as of November 2011. What are the cars and how is Volt faring compared to the other twenty-six vehicles? The twenty-seven, twenty-five if you don't count the Mercury Milan and the Saturn Aura that are still listed, with the starting MSRP [...]