Ford Seeks to Skirt Tariffs by Speeding China-Built Lincoln Plan
- New Aviator SUV may be produced in China sooner than late 2019
- Brand’s growth hopes hinge on burgeoning luxury auto market
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Ford Motor Co., banking on China to revive its long-lagging Lincoln brand, is trying to accelerate plans to begin building its luxury models there and avoid profit-sapping tariffs brought about by President Donald Trump’s trade war.
Ford, which had planned to start production of Lincoln models in China in late 2019 with a local partner, is trying to move that timing up, even if slightly, to help overcome tariffs China has imposed in retaliation to levies by the Trump administration.