Lincoln

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. Lincoln's prevalent competitor Cadillac, was also founded by Henry M. Leland having acquired the assets of the Henry Ford Company, Ford's first 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.

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Lincoln, a luxury division of Ford Motor Company — road car timeline, 1980s-present
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Mid-size																					LS
	Versailles																										Zephyr/MKZ
			Continental						Continental							Continental			Continental										MKS
Personal	Mark VI				Mark VII									Mark VIII
Full-size	Continental	Town Car									Town Car					Town Car			Town Car					Town Car
SUV																			Navigator					Navigator				Navigator
																								Aviator
Crossover																												MKX
Pickup																							Blackwood				Mark LT

The company was founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland. Leland, one of the founders of Cadillac (originally the Henry Ford Company), 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 company's factories were retooled to manufacture luxury automobiles.