Lincoln is the luxury brand of Ford Motor Company, sold in North America and in a few markets in the Middle East, China and South Korea. It began as an independent firm started in Detroit in 1917 by Henry Leland, who named it for the president he first voted for, and Ford bought it in February 1922 after it ran into financial trouble. Its 1940 Continental helped to create the personal luxury car segment, and for many decades it also built limousines, several of them official state cars of United States presidents. From the 2021 model year the brand sells only SUVs and crossovers. The Continental and the Mark series were separate Lincoln-linked lines for years before being folded in, and each Lincoln model, generation and model year on this site links back to this brand page.
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Founded Year SignificanceFord's luxury brand, which helped create the personal luxury car segment with the 1940 Continental. 1 Ownership HistoryFord Motor Company, from February 1922 to the present 1 Ownership HistoryLincoln Motor Company as an independent company, from its founding in 1917 to 1922 1 Connections
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In February 1922, the company was acquired by Ford, its parent company to this day.
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is the luxury vehicle division of American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Company
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Lincoln Motor Company, or simply Lincoln, is the luxury vehicle division of American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Company.
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Lincoln Motor Company was founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland, naming it after Abraham Lincoln.
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The division helped to establish the personal luxury car segment with the 1940 Lincoln Continental.
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Lincoln Motor Company was founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland, naming it after Abraham Lincoln.
Lead paragraph, 1922 purchase
In February 1922, the company was acquired by Ford, its parent company to this day.
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The Lincoln Futura is a concept car promoted by Ford's Lincoln brand, designed by Ford's lead stylists Bill Schmidt and John Najjar, and hand-built by Ghia in Turin, Italy, at a cost of $250,000 (equivalent to $3,000,000 in 2025).
Lincoln MKR (Wikipedia)
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The Lincoln MKR is a 4-door fastback sedan concept car, introduced during the 2007 North American International Auto Show by Lincoln.
Lincoln MK9 (Wikipedia)
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The Lincoln MK9 is a two-door concept coupe presented by Lincoln in 2001 at the New York International Auto Show, and was intended to explore the possibility of a new Mark Series model to succeed the discontinued Mark VIII.
Lincoln Navicross (Wikipedia)
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The Lincoln Navicross was a concept, created by Lincoln and presented at the 2003 Detroit Auto Show.
Lincoln Sentinel (Wikipedia)
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The Lincoln Sentinel is a 4-door luxury sedan concept car designed by Ford's Dearborn Advanced studio.
Lincoln C (Wikipedia)
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The Lincoln C was a concept car manufactured by Lincoln, which was unveiled at the 2009 North American International Auto Show.
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