The Lincoln Navigator is amongst a small variety of automobiles that Ford builds within the U.S. and exports to sure different markets, together with China, whereas a lot of the remainder of its lineup in that individual nation is constructed domestically. Following the implementation of tariffs on imported automobiles a number of months in the past, Ford opted to droop a few of these exports, however as Ford Authority beforehand reported, that didn’t include the Navigator, which continues to ship to China, regardless of tariffs. Nonetheless, the overwhelming majority of Lincoln Navigator SUV gross sales happen within the U.S., anyway.
In a latest put up from JATO Dynamics automotive analyst Felipe Munoz, we’re studying that roughly 18,000 Lincoln Navigators have been offered throughout your entire globe in 2024, which appears to be a rounded determine. Regardless, we all know that 15,531 of these gross sales came from the United States last year, which means that solely a really small amount – round 2,500 items – have been offered in markets outdoors of the states.
By comparability, the chief rival of the Lincoln Navigator – the Cadillac Escalade – offered in a lot bigger portions in international markets, topping these charts when it comes to massive luxurious SUVs with 48,750 gross sales, once we mix the common and prolonged size fashions.
As Ford Authority beforehand reported, Lincoln President Dianne Craig confirmed that the model will proceed to ship the Lincoln Navigator to markets like China, although she did add that the SUV sells in “comparatively low volumes” in that market. This knowledge definitely appears to again up that assertion, regardless that we don’t have a breakdown of Navigator gross sales in each international promote it’s offered in, as we are able to see from the massive proportion that come from the U.S. “At this level, we haven’t made any changes nevertheless it received’t have any huge impression proper now on our Lincoln China enterprise,” Craig added.
