I remember Mark Fields several years before Mercury was axed saying it was going to be a brand for people who purchased iPods as if it was some kind of subcultural phenomenon. lol

Or it gets replaced with a different RWD 2 row SUV. Not an EV.

The Maverick (gas/Hybrid) is not moving out of Hermosillo. The C2 Utility will be joining it there, with Bronco Sport moving to Spain.   TTP will have a different type of affordable truck. Could be compact, midsize or full size. The key is it will be affordable.

MAP is nowhere near capacity.  There is room now.

Again, was the Pinto a paragon of safety? No, but neither were other small cars of that era. I wouldn't exactly relish a trip in an old VW Beetle or an AMC Gremlin. The latter had the fuel tank extremely close to the rear bumper (I remember looking when I washed my father's Gremlin). I wouldn't want to be in a head-on collision in the VW, which had no engine up front, but did have the gas tank located there.    The car originally met all applicable safety standards, and its overall fatality rate was actually better than several contemporary small cars. From the data that is out there, it was only slightly worse than other small cars when it came to fire-related deaths. I'm also very concerned that we label something dangerous when it meets applicable safety standards. This can lead to inevitable question - what's the point of requiring manufacturers meet to a standard when said federal agency can turn on the manufacturer because of public pressure? If standards are meaningful, it's not fair to crucify a company when tests are used that far exceed the standard to prove that a vehicle is supposedly "unsafe."    I'm sure Ford could have improved the Pinto in a lot of areas, including fuel-tank safety. But that could be said of any initial design - once the original is out there, competent, well-focused management directs engineers and product planners to find ways to improve it. Toyota and Honda have both made hay in North America by consistently following that practice for over half a century for everything from safety to rust resistance to engine refinement. Improvements to an original design do not necessarily mean that the original design was "bad" or unsafe.    It's my understanding that Ford DID beef up the Pinto's body shell for 1974 - most likely as a result of the introduction of the 1974 Mustang II, which was based on the Pinto platform, but needed to be quieter and more refined to satisfy its intended audience. 

Or it gets move to the CE1 platform as a coupe style CUV 

https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/japans-auto-reckoning-could-start-with-mazda-2026-01-27/

I said to my coworkers years ago that I can see the day when there is only one assembly plant left in Canada for each of the Detroit 3. Ford consolidated Ontario Truck Plant and Oakville Assembly into one massive plant. In 2011 they closed ST Thomas Assembly plant. I won’t be shocked if Brampton Stellantis and GM CAMI never build another vehicle again.  So who knows down the road a Chinese company will do something there. Who knows?! 

My guess is that Mach E is discontinued as the CE1 Maverick and Escape are ramped up.

Apparently whatever they're planning is more extreme and hardcore than the Porsche and Lambo. I hope it's pretty close to this genesis project, an actual supercar. I fear they're gonna make it like the hideous ass t1 on road going form instead of an actually sleek, good looking design.