Lincoln Rolling Out Another New SUV in Tilt Toward Moneymakers

For the third year in a row, Ford Motor Co.’s Lincoln luxury line will introduce a sport utility vehicle at the New York International Auto Show, as the brand continues to battle for relevancy by focusing on the big rigs American and Chinese customers increasingly covet.

Lincoln will reveal the new Corsair -- French for pirate ship -- on April 17, the company said Wednesday without providing further details. The new nameplate replaces the MKC and is the fourth new or redesigned SUV that Lincoln has introduced in the last two years, as passenger cars such as the slow-selling Continental struggle. Ford has said it’s exiting the sedan business in the U.S. to focus on higher-profit SUVs and trucks.