Yea, several of my friends at Indiana law enforcement agencies (ISP, IMPD, Martinsville PD, Greenwood PD, county sheriff departments) call Explorer PI "Exploder" because of their propensity for needing unscheduled repairs. 

Another "hat trick" that management likes to pull is by saying "your member did this..." and "your member did that..." I used to quickly and firmly remind them that the union DIDN'T hire them, THEY did....

That one is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford. They're busy recruiting and hirin' workers!  

What of Blue Oval Battery Park in Marshall Michigan? 

Agreed - they did a good job with the new Seltos.

Same here when I worked for Ford/Visteon/ACH as a member of UAW Local 1111. The article in our CBA for Discipline and Discharge was precise. 

SK On, a subsidiary of SK Innovation (096770.KS), opens new tab, which supplies automakers including Hyundai Motor (005380.KS), opens new tab and Kia Corp (000270.KS), opens new tab, said a Ford subsidiary will take full ownership of the battery plants in Kentucky, while SK On will assume full ownership and operate the Tennessee plant.       So, I guess Ford will take over the plants in Kentucky (closer to Louisville, which makes sense for CE1), and SK ON will take over the Tennessee plant.  Doesn't bode well for BOC on the surface?

Ford discontinued its subcompact models in China (despite being a popular segment in the region), the Territory it exports is about as big as an Escape, but wider than an Edge at 76.2 inches.  So far, no true subcompact Ford model for Asia and South America. Like Europe, small cars/CUVs are still popular in these markets.

Ford decided they want to focus on the Commercial market in the EU instead of cars. The VW partnership was about getting new product on the market, even though it missed the mark sales wise.    As for the rest of the world-looks like China will provide smaller cheap vehicles for ROW.   I'm guessing the CE1 will eventually rolled out to the EU and other parts of the world as needed. 

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/south-koreas-sk-ford-motor-end-us-battery-joint-venture-2025-12-11/