Another option:
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I use it and its good, but its completely annoying that it has ZERO integration with Apple CarPlay, so I can't just hit the icon on my display to open/close my garage door!
I'd push back on the internal competition argument, as Toyota also has the Corolla Cross in the lineup too, yet Rav4 sales are exploding.
Ford's issue is a lackluster product, and instead of improving it with a new generation, they dropped it and are crossing their fingers on CE1.
I have to imagine that they'll modify the next gen Bronco Sport to either grow and take the place of the Escape size wise, or offer short and LWB models to appeal to both segments' buyers, and let CE1 products do whatever they do sales wise. The problem with this is per the recent reports, the BS isn't set for a redesign for another 2-3 years IIRC, with the CE1 SUV not arriving for a similar timeframe, so Ford will have a massive hole in the lineup in the meantime.
Agreed regarding the rest of the lineup also having refreshes/redesigns pushed out multiple years. Sure, eventually Ford will be able to tout the "newest, freshest" lineup, but in the meantime they'll have to cross their fingers and hope their aging products keep selling.
When even F-150's redesign got pushed back, you know things are in bad shape behind the scenes product wise.
I know Ford keeps peddling the line of "big expensive BEVs don't make sense", but I think that's just cover for them to rework T3 to use a lot of knowledge gained/developed in CE1, which would help those "big expensive BEVs" make more sense and/or be less expensive to begin with. If they can make the cost savings work for a less expensive product, why could the same savings not be scaled to larger products? Sure there are different battery requirements and whatnot, but you'd still be able to apply similar approaches (for instance wiring was one of the things mentioned in the LAP announcement. That could be applied to T3 and result in some savings there.