I would like to say it would do well in North America but we all know better....lol

Anyone needing a paper copy, Helm's manuals are still available. https://www.helminc.com/helm/homepage.asp?Style=helm  

https://fordauthority.com/2025/11/ford-mondeo-blue-ovals-last-mid-size-sedan-gets-refreshed/  

Nothing here in MO any more until you reach 150k miles or 10 years of age on the vehicle.

NJ used to be more rigorous with inspections, now it's just a couple basic things and check emissions, same with MD when I lived there. 

Ford Issues Joint Statement With Novelis, Reaffirms Guidance   "Ford Motor Company and Novelis are providing an update following a fire incident at the Novelis Oswego aluminum plant on Nov. 20. The fire was swiftly contained and the plant was safely evacuated with no injuries to employees, contractors or first responders. As of this morning, the cold mill and heat treatment operations at the Novelis Oswego plant are back up and running. The facility continues to ship finished material to supply Ford. Novelis will continue to leverage alternate sources, including its global network of plants and industry peers, to mitigate impact. Meanwhile, Novelis is committing to strengthen the U.S. aluminum supply chain for its customers by building a new plant in Bay Minette, Alabama, which will begin commissioning in the second half of 2026. Ford reaffirms its full-year 2025 adjusted EBIT guidance of $6 billion to $6.5 billion and full year adjusted free cash flow of $2 billion to $3 billion. Novelis and Ford will continue to provide updates as further details become available."

Agreed.  I think they're playing it off like "you think we'd be that dumb", when in reality they may have been that dumb lol.

They pivot.  I don't know if it means there's no light there at all, or just the pivot feature is gone.  I'd guess the former, given it's Ford.

NYS does both annually. 

This isn't adding up, the clay models don't show anything, yet ford deleted all of them off their site. This feels like they revealed stuff on accident, and are trying to walk it back and pretend like it's nothing.