A Bronco-based Lincoln (budget G-Class) sounds like an excellent idea. It might be a niche vehicle to start, but like the Maverick, it could help to create a new market segment.
There is no option for Ford but to have their supplier import aluminum sheet until the US plant is back online.
Not doing so means that Ford looses too much profit, they cannot go six months without F Series production.
And this is the interesting part, corporations like Ford are betting that more of its buyers will stay and pay higher prices. For the most part, that seems to work, especially with the highly profitable F Series.
Ford Reveals Fresh Round Of Leadership Changes
Both Chuck Gray, vice president, Vehicle Hardware Engineering, and Darren Palmer, vice president EV programs, are now going to retire as well. Palmer most recently played a crucial role in shaping Ford’s EV strategy, and was a founding member of Team Edison, which launched the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Ford F-150 Lightning, and E-Transit.