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In April 2012, Lincoln began a new renaissance, whose flagship is the MKZ.A production version faithful to the concept unveiled earlier this year in Detroit and which laid the foundations for the new brand identity upscale Ford.

Already in 1999 the LS, then the MKS in 2008, now the MKZ. Lincoln is in its third revival in the space of 15 years. This seems to be that of the last chance … The concept unveiled at the Detroit show announced color, Lincoln no longer simply Ford with chrome leather and wood.

The brand has a dedicated studio-style, and the sedan is the first work.And she is finally closer to the concept that what one could expect. The new grille horizontal bar flanked by small ph ares almond is supposed to remember (again) of the Zephyr 1938. At the rear, the large strip light typical of the brand is preserved. One way to make a difference with Cadillac, subscribe to vertical lights …

The profile is characterized by its hatchback shape, which allows (or “dictated by”) the presence of a huge sunroof of 1.4 m2. A roof just above the sliding rear window, reminiscent in some ways, no less, the Voisin C25 Aerodyne … A roof that will benefit the rear passengers, more than front occupants if one judges by the thickness of the front crossbar.

On board, the MKZ also separates quite clearly from the Merger, starting with the absence of gear lever. The box, always automatic, is simply controlled by a row of buttons “P – R – N – D – S” to the left of the large touch screen 8 “MyLincoln Touch. A wide screen complemented by another 10.1 “for instrumentation, but with two chrome rings, very real.

Automatic transmission therefore, be it the version with the 2.0 Ecoboost 4-cylinder 240 hp, or V6 3.7 Ti-VCT 300 hp. A version hybrid is also planned, extending the welcome of the current MKZ Hybrid. As found on the Fusion 2.0 atmospheric developing 141 hp, coupled to an engine power for a total of up to 188 hp.

Lincoln is well aware that it is impossible to succeed in the niche without a minimum of technological credibility. The MKZ is so “full” with an adaptive cruise control, a risk of collision detection on the front and back, crossing an alert queue, a blind spot monitoring with traffic detection in backcourt … To continue the security chapter, the MKZ inherits airbags belts in the back, appeared on the Ford Explorer. And we add to this the “Lincoln Drive Control” which includes the management of damping control, the laws of steering, the engine management and transmission, and the device active noise cancellation in the passenger …

A center dedicated to style, a new communication outlets dedicated and upgraded … Ford has implemented all the elements necessary to revive the brand. It remains to convince customers, and it is this task rests with the MKZ.

This is a page that turns in the history of General Motors. The largest American manufacturer has announced the closure of a historic production at Willow Run, at Ypsilantia Michigan.

The Willow Run plant was built during the Second World War by Henry Ford to produce B-24 Liberator aircraft. At its opening, the site was the largest in the world, able to produce 650 aircraft a month!

At the end of the war, Ford did not need the site for vehicle production and eventually sell it to Kaiser and Fraser before it was bought by GM in 1953. General Motors assembled many vehicles Willo Run before finally focusing its operations on the assembly of transmissions. Hydramatic transmissions were built at destination of many cars, including Rolls-Royce.

But when GM went bankrupt last year, he chose not to save the place. The production of transmissions has officially ended nine days ago and until yesterday, the site was still equipped to resume activity. Some 300 employees have retired, others were transferred to other sites.

In October, GM has sold only 1,727 vehicles, while its sister brand, Roewe, the score is close to 5 figures. All this should change with the arrival of the city MG3. It will be unveiled at the next exhibition in Guangzhou in December.

We have already presented the details of this car: GM SCCS platform (A Grande Punto moreover served mullet), length of 3.99 meters (the maximum allowed China to be considered a Erlangen) And the 1.5 VTi 106ch of the Roewe 350.

The novelty is to see it without camouflage and in bright colors (more photoshere.)

Finally a Chinese city desirable for us Europeans?
At the last by MPH Top Gear Live, the concept car GM Zero (who announced the MG3) was present. Does this mean she will soon be produced in Birmingham?

Baojun? Another unknown Chinese brand? Well yes, but not any, since this is the new brand of GM, SAIC and Wuling, which has unveiled officially its new sedan 630.

Like Honda (Linian) and Nissan (Venucia), GM adopts a new strategy in the Chinese market to compete head-on local brands. They are indeed positioned in lower price ranges compared to foreign brands, even locally assembled. Rather than lowering the price, and therefore the image, for their valuable brands, the manufacturers thus create new ones in cooperation with local partners.

At GM, it is called so Baojun (Horse precious), created in cooperation with SAIC and Wuling. The first model will be the sedan 630, based on the platform of the previous generation Buick Excelle, better known in our region as Chevrolet Nubira.

The production of this started in the factory of the joint venture SAIC-GM-Wuling Liuzhou, with a capacity of 100,000 vehicles per year. It will be offered in a specific network, with engines 1.5 and 1.8, associated with 5-speed manual transmissions or automatic 6-speed. Its price will be lower than 100,000 yuan.

It will be on public exhibition in Guangzhou next month and could be used by GM and SAIC in their expansion outside China.

Within the international activities of GM, the division of labor is changing for the African continent, with the creation of two poles for North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.

GM wants to optimize its operation on the African continent by separating its existing unit in two. The area of North Africa will gather Mauritania, Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Western Sahara and Mauritania around GM Egypt. It also Rajeev Chaba, President of GM Egypt to lead this new entity.

Sub-Saharan zone to be centered around its share of GM South Africa, under the leadership of its President Edgar Lourencon.

Since the beginning of 2010, up 146,000 GM vehicles in the area, with Egypt and South Africa accounting for 70% of that number.