Sure, that's true. But it took 11 models to double Ford's sales with 3 models.
What I found interesting about these Q4 numbers is the Lyriq/Optiq/Vistiq - Last year, Lyriq had 8k sales - this year Lyriq dropped to 4k, and Optiq/Vistiq had 2k each, so they effectively split the same number of sales of 1 vehicle over 3 models. Obviously there are external factors of the credits going away, but still interesting.
https://fordauthority.com/2026/01/mustang-dark-horse-boss-what-engine-will-power-the-upcoming-pony/
I sure hope Ford doesn't call it the Dark Horse Boss...that is a mouthful
2029 sounds worse then it actually is because IMO its only 36 months from now.
I'm guessing that LAP will be retooling for the next 6-8 months, then slowly coming back on line with the new CE1 pickup launching Summer of 2027
The CUV CE1 will most likely start preproduction in mid 2028 launching in early 2029?
I guess that's the advantage of a relatively low volume (Initially at least) new product. You're not losing existing revenue like cd6 explorer and not losing out on billions of new revenue so it's a lot easier to justify a slow managed rollout. Also keeps costs down.
We'll see if they stick with it but maybe the skunkworks team really opened Farley's eyes to a different way of doing business.