A report last month detailed numerous issues plaguing 2020 Explorers and Aviators. As workers at Flat Rock, joined by available employees at other plants, worked flat-out to mend the vehicles, the automaker was forced to keep thousands of showroom-ready units sitting idle for up to a month. Both the Explorer and Aviator are crucial vehicles for their respective brands. As one eagle-eyed reader noticed, the problems aren't relegated just to the repair lot. Regardless, the 1,899 Aviators added to the sales ledger last quarter helped push the Lincoln brand to an 11.7-percent sales increase, with year-to-date volume up 4.7 percent. The boost wasn't all the Aviator's doing, however. A 24.1 percent increase in quarterly Nautilus sales and a 9.4 percent rise for the top-flight Navigator would have pushed Lincoln above its Q3 2018 tally even if the Aviator hadn't shown up. [Images: Ford Motor Company]