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In June, Auto Forecast Solutions published a report through its vice president of global forecasting, Sam Fiorani. A detail of the report explained how Fiorani had heard from “multiple sources” that Ford had stopped the Edge crossover replacement program in 2023. Assuming this happens, with the Edge-based Lincoln Nautilus, it follows that the Nautilus would be removed at or near the same time. Ford’s reaction to media questions about the report was “No comments” or a departure from the public relations speech. Lincoln on this subject to Motor1, a shrewd non-reaction, was: “The Nautilus plays and will continue to play a vital role in Lincoln’s developing SUV portfolio, which includes the Corsair, Aviator and Navigator. Lincoln invests in expansion segments like SUV and we don’t plan to get out of the segment. “It is imaginable that Lincoln does not have the objective of leaving the segment, but the Nautilus could do so, according to a new report not provided by Ford Authority. The site states that the Nautilus will stop production at the meetinghouse in Oakville, Ontario, Canada in July 2024.
Again, we cannot know to what extent, if any, this is true. But we’re focusing on a timeline for edge and Nautilus’ possible finishing in the U.S. These are the only two products Oakville is building lately, and when Canadian union Unifor asked Ford about the reports in June, Ford could not be Offer the Union represents anything that is concrete or reassuring. According to The Detroit News, Unifor’s leader, Jerry Dias, said of the automaker: “There is no doubt that they are going through a primary valuation of their portfolio, based on a number of things.”
We may see one of the first theories about Edge’s possible disappearance come true. Some analysts suspect that Ford may simply prune its crossover diversity, as it has too many similarly sized offers at the moment, the Edge has not met its sales targets in Europe and there are more compact crossovers on the way, which may only be the credibility of the street if they are related to Bronco or Bronco Sport.
Unifor and Ford are recently negotiating a new contract, so it is conceivable that over the next month we will have more clarity about Ford’s plans and what will happen to Oakville and its approximately 4,000 workers. If Ford moves away from the meeting facility, you’ll only have two engine plants left in Canada, and no vehicles will be north of the border for the first time in about a century. Edge’s production for the North American market would possibly be transferred to ford’s plant in Changan Hangzhou, which is recently building Edge and Ford Taurus for China. It is also imaginable that nautilus production crosses the Pacific. Or the end of the road for any of the models can’t be more than 4 years either.
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