The 2023 Lincoln Nautilus represents the final year of production of the current generation midsize crossover, which debuted for the 2019 model year as a refresh of the MKX. With the all-new 2024 Nautilus on the horizon, it was only a matter of time before order banks for the current model closed. And now, sources say that the order banks will close at the end of August.
According to sources familiar with the matter, 2023 Lincoln Nautilus order banks will close on August 31th, 2023. That is the end date for all retail orders, although it is currently unclear if order banks for dealer stock remain open or have already closed. In any event, the crossover carried over into the 2023 model year with a small amount of changes, with the end of front-wheel drive being the biggest change. The lineup continued virtually unchanged save the addition of one color and the deletion of another. The last major update arrived for the 2021 model year, when the cabin received a substantial overhaul that also included a new 13.2-inch Sync 4 center touchscreen.
The Nautilus has been a bright spot in the brand’s lineup, as it ranked second overall in the midsize premium segment in the J.D. Power 2023 Initial Quality Study. As a whole, the Lincoln brand ranked below average, as Ford continues to grapple with quality issues across its portfolio.
The 2023 Lincoln Nautilus officially became a lame duck model when the next-generation 2024 was revealed in April. The all-new model sits on a new platform and will be the first Lincoln product to feature a hybrid powertrain. Orders for the new model opened up immediately after its reveal and production is slated to begin in September, with an anticipated arrival date of early 2024. The crossover will be imported from China, as the Oakville Assembly plant, which produces the current generation model, will start producing electric vehicles in 2025.
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The Nautilus and Ford Edge have been reliable and efficient vehicles and have kept many Ford employees in North America gainfully employed for a long time. I’m still grappling with the imminent importation of the 2024 Nautilus from China which is bound to be unpopular with buyers in America. I assume it will be a stopgap measure to fill an obvious void in Lincoln’s lineup. I just bought a 2023 to avoid that dilemma.
I hope whatever this company replaces these two solid vehicles with is worth it.
I will not buy a China-made vehicle. We need to have USA made vehicles made by our people!
We are about to go to war with China over Taiwan ! Are you kidding? Why would anyone buy a vehicle from China ? Build it in the USA , where it belongs !
Or, Mexico, Canada, Argentia, Thailand and Australia where F can ship the more popular models, especially a variety of trucks, to service a global market. Oh, and also avoid the morons from the UAW that are pricing themselves out of a job !
WHY IN HELL WOULD YOU INPORT LINCOLN VEHICLE FROM CHINA. ONE OF THE MAIN RESONS PEOPLE BUY FROM FORD / LINCOLN IS BECAUSE ITS BUILT HERE IN AMERICA.
COME ON NOW I HOPE FORD / LINCOLN DONT HAVE CONSUMERS CAUGHT UP IN BLUFF GAME WITH THE UAW.
IM GLAD I BROUGHT MY 2023 IF THAT THE CASE.
MAYBE I SHOULD MOVE MY STOCK FROM FORD NOW.
YOU SEE WHATS HAPPENING OVER IN AFRICA. AMERICA BETTER WAKE UP.
AMERICA BETTER BECOME INDEPENDENT ( MAKE OUR OWN ) WE WONT BE THE GIANT ANYMORE, VERY SOON , LIKE ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO.
WAKE UP !!!!!
First Lincoln Hybrid? Guess a Ford website forgot about the Lincoln Aviator 3.0 Hybrid…
I meant that it is the first Lincoln hybrid without a plug, so I changed the wording. Thanks for pointing that out.
What the hell ford are doing importing Ford fro China is disaster from for to Americans personally I won’t buy even nail clipper from China o believe if Ford goes with this idea I will not buy anything made by Ford I’m really pro American made because I believe and support 100% product made on America that’s number one number two I can not believe how American company believe in anti American countries to produce their cars. What’s next give them the keys to pantagon. This is out of rage please I’m asking ford company to consider the opinion of consumer American it not they better move to China.