Did you ever stop and ask yourself why there are only 4......

Agreed, Ford should apply much of what they learned during the engineering and manufacturing process of CE1 and carry as much of that over to their ICE offerings as possible. 

This is why politicians need to be more consistent with regulations. Automakers need a semblance of stability, to know where the industry is going in, and that just feels almost impossible to predict right now. 

We  10-4. The federal gasoline tax was last raised to 18.4¢ per gallon in 1993. Adjusting for inflation, that would be 32.8¢ today, or an increase of 14.4¢; the pump price goes up and down more than that routinely, it could be baked in and life would go on. Or, (quietly) raise it by a penny a month for say, 15 mos. With the prices jumping up and down as much as 20¢/gal over a 10 day-2 wk time span, no one would notice a 1¢ fed gas tax buried in there. Roads and bridges are wearing out faster due to increased traffic and overall heavier vehicles, and funding has not kept up, projects are being postponed or cancelled Nobody wants to raise any tax; the third rail mentioned above. But highway use tax is the most equitable and efficient way to generate funds for our roadways.   I'm talking about roadways; not to be used for light rail, arial drone busses and the like.    I yield back to the Forum.

Or they could have shuttered that business later and missed out on billions of $$$ in profit from Super Duty sales.

Also coming is the Ford Expletive; equipped with an app that lets you know when the next recall is announced, and makes an appointment for you when parts are available

If Ford does bring back smaller affordable cars over time, it's because the company is able to innovate with products and production processes, like what it's doing with the skunkworks, Universal Electric Platform, and Universal Electric Vehicle Production System.   Them politicians, industry lobbyists, and company big shots can huff and puff all they want about what’s good for consumers and the auto industry. But in the end only innovation and forward thinking management can achieve that, not changes in regulations        

Coming soon:  The all-new 2027 Ford Explosion.........it'll blow you away!     It fits with Ford's EX naming scheme too...... 😛 

"The turbocharged 2.0L EcoBoost generates 192 kW (257 horsepower) and 408 Nm (301 pound-feet) of torque"   301TQ? Guess the engine got a touch more oomph or did I miss something? (it made like 275TQ right?)

I think there are two tracks - EV and ICE.   EV: CE1 truck CE1 CUV   ICE: next-gen BS Maverick SUV   Do we know for sure if the van is ICE or EV?  Wasn't it also Maverick based, which would mean ICE/hybrid?