If I'm right, then it's kind of a sad end to nearly 100 years old history of Ford building passenger cars in Europe.      The more I think about this, the more I'm convinced Farley made up his mind 2 years ago.   If Ford was to pivot to a commercial van only production situation in Europe, what is the odd one that sticks out? It is Transit Connect which is build in Spain by Ford Europe. The rest of the Transit family products are made by Ford Otosan.   When the VW deal happened, I was really scratching my head on why Ford would give up on a key product like Transit Connect. I thought maybe the preference for US-centric model caused Ford Europe to walk away. But in retrospect, it seems to be a production utilization decision. Ford can now close Valencia without big impact to its van strategy. Putting Ford Otosan in charge of Romania was a clarifying event. Both of these actions were clearly related.    Craiova - B2 Puma/Transit Courier plant (transferred to Ford Otosan) Saarlouis - C2 Focus plant (slated for closing) Cologne - MEB plant (probably not long for this world) Valencia - C2 Kuga plant (??? not looking good with India coming online and no firm plans to replace ICE Kuga, Transit Connect axed)

This one is real based on RWD F-650.  In video they claim bed is adapted from F-350/F-450 IIRC.  Looks cool though functionally impractical unless purpose is to be noticed.  You’d think it would at least be 4X4.   

Ford really isn't that interested in boosting Ranger volume it seems.   They rather just cut back on Bronco. 

Yeah I can see maybe a 5-7K upcharge due to it being a "convertible" vs the Ranger. 

Rental cars? I know when I was in Disney ages ago there was a ton of GM W or A body products in the rental fleets...it was pretty bad going into your hotel parking lot and looking for a white Buick and their be like dozen of them...kinda screwed if you don't remember your license plate lol 

For sure BS.  They should at least have called their "work" an F-600. This "rendition" fits right in with some of the tractor images that show up on You Tube-or at least the ones that pop up on my screen.  I suppose if you log in to any farming/tractor sites you get these fakes.  Actually they are well done, but when you see Ford's latest monster AWD that belongs on huge midwest farm, you know it is all fake.

The VW EV deal was in addition to Ford building the Ranger and other products and them also getting smaller vans. It was part of a package deal that I'm sure that Ford is making out on. 

It's also floor mats and the cargo area mat and net, not just the keypad.  So, If I take delivery before it is "as ordered", I believe it will take the pressure off the dealership to get the parts in.  I believe they screwed up by not ordering the parts sooner.  Also, we now live over an hour from the dealership, so there are additional hardships to drop off and retrieve it.

Back 20 or 30 years ago when we were in Florida visiting my in-laws or Disney World etc., the most popular car on the road was the Mercury Grand Marquis, NOT the Ford Crown Vic. Was there a super huge Lincoln-Mercury dealer down there?  Anybody know the scoop?