Huh?

It may not look "rugged", but when it comes to runnin' like a champ at the 250k mile mark, Honda Pilot is rugged indeed. I found this list of "Longest-Lasting SUVs"   iSeeCars Longest-Lasting SUVs 2025 Rank Model % Chance of Lasting 250,000+ Miles Compared to Average 1 Toyota Sequoia 39.1% 9.1x 2 Toyota 4Runner 32.9% 7.7x 3 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 31.0% 7.2x 4 Lexus GX 18.3% 4.3x 5 Lexus RX (hybrid) 17.0% 4.0x 6 Honda Pilot 13.1% 3.1x 7 Toyota Highlander 12.7% 2.9x 8 Chevrolet Suburban 11.8% 2.8x 9 Lexus RX 10.7% 2.5x 10 Honda CR-V 10.6% 2.5x 11 Acura MDX 9.1% 2.1x 12 GMC Yukon XL 9.0% 2.1x 13 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid 7.9% 1.8x 14 GMC Yukon 7.8% 1.8x 15 Chevrolet Tahoe 7.7% 1.8x 16 Toyota RAV4 7.3% 1.7x 17 Acura RDX 7.2% 1.7x 18 Cadillac Escalade ESV 6.8% 1.6x 19 Volvo XC60 5.9% 1.4x 20 Nissan Armada 5.8% 1.3x 21 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4.5% 1.1x Overall SUV Average 4.3% --  

Updated price for 87 octane unleaded at the VP Racing (former Sunoco) gas station on Martin St. in Rome NY last night as a drove by, $2.89 a gallon. 

I think the plan is fewer parts produced in house which eliminates the issue (or at least makes it an internal issue).

Even more of a mess is Ford's relations with suppliers. It was shitty when I worked at Ford, improved after Mulally became head honcho (and when I took my buyout), and is now shitty again. It's been gettin' worse every year since 2020!    For Ford's Universal Electric Production System to work, the company must fix this and fix it fast    

Good one, rmc523 😄   I'd add a prerequisite,   Step 0: Get a frickin' clue      

Successful for a dealer and successful for Ford can be 2 very different things.    

Step 1:  Endlessly extend product cycles/cancel product updates Step 2:  ??? Step 3:  Profit

Yes.....yes, they have.....     An older article: https://www.carscoops.com/2020/02/look-at-tesla-lincoln-dealers-say-as-they-dont-want-to-leave-the-sedan-business/ “The Council continues to talk to the company about still needing to be in the sedan business”, he said. “You only have to look at Tesla. If you have a strong product, people are going to want it, and they’re going to buy it. What that looks like for Lincoln going forward, I’m not sure of.”     But these are newer articles from the last few months.......     https://fordauthority.com/2025/09/lincoln-lineup-will-expand-by-one-nameplate-soon-report/   As far as what Lincoln dealers have been requesting, that list includes, interestingly, some sort of sedan, which is a type of vehicle that Ford hasn't offered in the U.S in years now. That council has also requested that Lincoln add some kind of "halo" product to its portfolio, which it believes could help bring awareness to the brand.   https://fordauthority.com/2025/01/lincoln-dealer-council-head-wants-brand-to-offer-new-sedan/ Along with the Ford brand, sedans disappeared from the Lincoln lineup a few years ago, following the discontinuation of models such as the Lincoln Continental and MKZ, after which the luxury brand transitioned to a crossover and SUV-only lineup. Since then, many consumers have called for Lincoln to bring sedans back, but as Ford Authority reported back in October 2020, the brand had no plans to do such a thing at the time - at least, in the foreseeable future. However, it seems as if one notable figure in the Lincoln Dealer Council would also like to see a new sedan added to the lineup as well. "I’m still a believer that a four-door sedan could be wildly successful," Matt Demmer, chairman of the Lincoln National Dealer Council, told Automotive News in a recent interview. "When you’ve seen a lot of people exit that market, there’s a big percentage of those buyers willing to defect to another brand to have a sedan. I think that’s a huge opportunity. Any time there’s a sports car, kind of a halo-type product we could get to bring some more awareness to the brand, that’s always a winner too. I don’t think [leadership’s] closed to it by any means." They’re always willing to listen to feedback from the dealer body, and I’d tell you a sedan’s probably a topic they’ve heard more than a few times."  

Chrysler Isn’t Dead: Exciting New Models Await - MoparInsiders   The first new Chrysler products of this revival launch in 2026. They include: A heavily updated Pacifica with the brand’s new design language An all-new D-segment crossover, codenamed C6X, riding on a multi-energy platform Another crossover that slots beneath it A new sedan, which may bring back the Chrysler 300 name       I'm filing this under "I'll believe it when I see it", as they've supposedly had more product on the way a few times in recent years.