Somehow better than Toyota still. 

To emphasize just how big a deal it is for Ford to be able to build LFP batteries in the U.S. without Chinese critical minerals:  

Miss Drake sure knows how to talk a big game huh? In all seriousness, if what she said is true it's a huge competitive advantage for Ford.   Maybe that's why Ford's competitors (GM in particular) have been busy lobbying the Feds to disfavor Ford's BlueOval Battery Park Michigan plant, according to 'Ol Billy Boy:    “We do know that others in our industry are trying to submarine it to hurt us,” Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford said. “That’s just sour grapes, frankly.” Ford stopped short of naming names, but four people familiar with the matter told Automotive News affiliate Crain’s Detroit Business that GM is behind lobbying efforts.

Maybe the mixed results are in line with what Ford's head honcho said at the beginning of this year about quality?   "It’s our chance … to take our future in our own hands to perform like we should. But we’re focused on much more than recalls. We’re focused on short-term, three months in service and long-term powertrain durability. Our quality story will start to evolve this year."

Escape and CX-5 have less stowage space than the others in the compact unibody anonymous blob category, see below:  

2025 Ford Expedition Test: Just Shy of Greatness   Have you ever torn apart every corner of your home, swearing you left an item in some specific place, only to find it hiding somewhere that makes absolutely no sense? Perhaps you placed it there while in a fugue state, for reasons that made sense at that moment but are no longer apparent. Why else would your AirPods be in the freezer?   That's what it feels like to drive the 2025 Ford Expedition, at least sometimes. There are many facets of this seven-seater that make perfect sense, but there are certain corners of the new-Expedition experience that leave us wondering what the folks in Dearborn might be smoking. Thankfully, those small issues don't really get in the way of Ford delivering on its mission to create a comfortable, capable three-row SUV.

2025 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS) | J.D. Power       Ford actually got worse, going from 178 PP100 last year to 193 PP100 this year.  Lincoln improved from 224 PP100 last year to 206 PP100 this year.   That said, Ford ranked first in 4 segments - Compact SUV (ironically, Escape), Large Light Duty Pickup (F-150), Large Heavy Duty Pickup (Super Duty), and Sporty Car (Mustang)        

I don’t disagree overall but I believe this was at least partly due to the pandemic.

Apparently, RAM did not get the memo about passenger vans in the North American market....

I'm tired of hearing this excuse (from Ford)....we've heard it for 20+ years at this point, and they've never done anything about it.....meanwhile Toyota turns the core of their lineup to hybrid only and have continued to blow past Ford without issues...     For whatever reason, reviewers widely panned the new Escape when it came out, when I really don't think it was nearly as bad as they made it out to be.  Was it easily a segment leader?  Maybe not, but things they'd nit-pick about on Escape are overlooked in competitors. The 3-cylinder motor got destroyed by reviewers, but when I drove one, I didn't understand the complaints......it did what it needed to, which is what most segment buyers are looking for.   I'd agree that it's odd that Maverick, and to a lesser extent Bronco Sport have seemingly worse materials than Escape, yet reviewers have raved about Maverick's interior.....   That said, Ford seems to have a hard time stepping up in segments that aren't F-series, and then wonders where sales go, in a self-fulfilling cycle.