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In a bad month for auto sales Lincoln just had a great month. Turnaround, or the law of small numbers?

While the Lincoln brand has been best known for its brawny land yachts, the 2013 Lincoln MKZ has everything that you want from a modern luxury car inside, outside and under the hood – making for the best midsized luxury car that Ford Motor Company has offered up in many moons.

On a fateful day 50 years ago this November 22nd the world was forever changed. The car that played a role in that event is extremely interesting.

Quick, picture the Lincoln MKZ, MKX, MKT and MKS in your head. Can't do it can you? Well, just to further muddle the model lineup, there's a new 2015 Lincoln MKC in the mix and it's yet another example of murky marketing by the premium arm of the Ford Motor Co. as it attempts to squeeze some cash into the lackluster company.

Sometimes the car takes us to when, not where. Today in line at a big chain hardware store I bumped into an older fellow auto enthusiast. The clerk was asking him in an increasingly louder, but polite voice if he had his rewards card. “My what!?” the older gentleman was shouting back.

Ford Motor Company is expected to roll out the next generation Lincoln MKS within the next couple of years and when the new Ford luxury flagship arrives – it may feature a new EcoBoost V6 and a 9-speed automatic transmission that could make it one of the most efficient non-hybrid luxury cars on the market.

Ford Motor Company has announced that it will recall over 370,000 large sedans including the Ford Crown Victoria, the Mercury Grand Marquis and the Lincoln Town Car over a concern that a portion of the steering assembly could rust to the point that it fails – making it impossible to steer the big sedan.

Ford is recalling certain 2012 Taurus, Explorer and Lincoln MKS vehicles to address a fuel tank leak that may occur in the event of an accident.

In a first for both the biggest sporting event of the year in the U.S. and for the automotive advertising genre, Lincoln will be showing an advertisement that features a storyline and cameos by Emmitt Smith, Wil Wheaton, and those whose tweets were selected to be part of the commercial.

The 2013 Detroit Auto Show introduced the world to the new Lincoln MKC Concept – a great looking compact SUV that should go a long way in proving Lincoln dealerships with the fresh vehicles that the luxury brand so desperately needs.

Ford Motor Company finished with a positive growth in December 2012 which helped to contribute to positive sales growth for the 2012 calendar year but thanks to an array of new models on sale now and more arriving over the next few months, 2013 could be a much stronger year for the Blue Oval crew.

Come Jan. 17, auction-goers will have the chance to bid on a 1941 Lincoln Continental coupe and a 1941 Lincoln Custom limousine, both of which were prominently featured in 'The Godfather.'

Lincoln is reported to be launching a new 2015 Mustang-based luxury sport coupe that could revive the struggling brand.

If everything goes as planned, Lincoln's Mustang-based coupe could go into production as soon as 2015.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that its probe into complaints of unintended acceleration in certain Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles has been upgraded to an engineering analysis – the final step that could lead up to a recall of almost a half million Ford vehicles.

Like several other months during the 2012 year, November brought about a gain for the Ford brand while the luxury Lincoln brand struggled – posting another month of negative growth.

Lincoln is dead and Ford won’t change the vehicles, so it is now trying a name change. Here are two plans to save the company Ford won’t choose.

Lincoln exhibited seven classic vehicles on Wednesday, all of which were over 51 years old.

October 2012 was a month that Ford Motor Company likely looks forward to putting behind them as with a weaker month by the Ford brand and a horrible month for Lincoln, the Motor Company posted a growth of less than 1% - making them one of the worst performance automakers in the US in terms of growth.

Ford Motor Company has announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has certified the 2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid at 45 miles per gallon and while this falls a bit short of the 47mpg offered by the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid – 45mpg makes the new MKZ Hybrid the most efficient luxury car available in the US market.

Ford Motor Company had a rough month in September 2012 with both of their US brands showing negative growth with a total decline of 0.1% - allowing Toyota to move within some 3,000 units of passing FoMoCo for the second spot in the American auto market in terms of sales volume.

August 2012 was long, dry months for many parts of the United States but it was another good month for the Detroit automakers and Ford Motor Company posted a strong month – with both the Ford and Lincoln brands showing positive growth last month.

July 2012 had 2 fewer sales days than July 2011 and the result was a decline in the growth rate, with both of the current Ford Motor Company brands posting negative growth even though the Ford brand would have shown positive growth had the month been the same length.

While Ford Motor Company was not one of the strongest automakers in June 2012 in terms of growth rate - trailing Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Chrysler and GM – it was still a fairly strong month for the Blue Oval as both of their brands showed positive growth last month.

Lincoln has hitched its wagon to the rising star that is the iPad in an attempt to generate interest and possibly sales of the 2013 Lincoln MKZ.

Ford Motor Company bounced back from a slow April to move 216,267 vehicles but while the Ford brand found itself atop the US sales charts, Lincoln stumbled in May 2012 – serving as one of the few brands in America to show a decline compared to May 2011.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a new recall of select Ford F150, Ford Mustang, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles over a concern that the automatic transmission may not go into reverse or when in reverse, the backup lights will not come on – posing a threat to other motorists and pedestrians alike.