Whatever beef he has with Mexico is one thing but he’s now hurting GM and Ford when there’s a good deal in place that he negotiated in his first term….
Mister “who negotiated this deal? (USMCA)
not one person in the room was game to say “it was you mister president….”
and does he even read what he signs…..
Not a lot of clue but it will be a real kick in the pants if China got the PHEV or EREV Bronco and we don't... Bronco really needs a boost in MPG (or get much wider/longer) or it will start to cost Ford a lot in CAFE penalty. I am not optimistic that the 2 door will stick around beyond 2026 or 2027 unless the entire model range switches to hybrid or PHEV.
Wow, I would have to say impressive..all the little details that make sense. Like the ability to replenish the Indian pumps.. not one faucet but four! Only thing IMO missing? Adequate "brush bars" to protect the vehicle pushing through the woods.
Only other "wildfire" truck more far out than this one is a C series that was in Texas-not sure where it was built, but it was powered by a V-903 Cummins.
Not quite sure how they managed to fit that under the cab of a C model but they did.
No argument about Mexico but to me another example of a half baked solution that does not go into the details before pulling the trigger. This "agreement" should have been a good example that can be followed by others.
This has Peter Retardo written all over it to use Musk's description of the ultimate butt kisser in Trump's circle🤔
Going by the horribly translated comments (which one was anti EV, which I found hysterical)-Maybe this new Energy Bronco might be an EREV? Which would explain the new part about it.
So I tracked down the original article on Autohome.com.cn and they had this picture of some kind of product presentation from Ford.
https://www.autohome.com.cn/news/202505/1305967.html#pvareaid=102624
It shows Ford's SUV strategy in China but has some very interesting stuff:
Bronco Family (left side) with 2 new trim/special editions coming in 2025: "Big Sand Dune March 2025" [note: looks similar to US spec Wildtrak] and "Retro Edition 2nd half 2025" and below are the existing versions "Big Bend", "Black Diamond", "Outer Banks", "Bad Lands"
Pickup Family with 3 new trim/special editions coming in 2025: "Sand Fox Edition January 2025" [note: it is FX4], "Sasquatch Limited Edition 2nd half 2025", and "Sasquatch 2nd half 2025" and below are the existing versions "1st Edition", "Landtrak", "Exploration", "Forest" (I think Forest is the base model)
Raptor Family with 2 new model coming: "Bronco Raptor 1st half 2025", F-150 Raptor 1st half 2025"
Urban SUV (that's what they call CUV in China) with 1 new model coming: "All new active lifestyle SUV", and below the two existing CUV model Equator Sport and Equator
New Energy SUV with 1 new model coming: "New energy Bronco in 10-12 month", and below is the current Equator PHEV
The "All new active lifestyle SUV" is obviously the one in the spy photo.
The "New energy Bronco" didn't say PHEV but I'm fairly certain it will be PHEV not EV because we know Ranger PHEV exists.
What is notable here is what is missing... no Explorer, no Edge, no Escape, no Mach E. They don't appear in Ford's long term plan in China.