I think it’s still viable to import Corsair and since the Nautilus transportation chain is already in place, maybe a lot easier than if a stand alone decision    Tariffs make things hard but maybe the premium price of Lincoln justifies the effort in keeping those monthly sales - established market, Ford can see real figures. Should know soon and if no announcement to the contrary Lincoln may play own coming from China 

Mb, that was an older still, I didn't know at the time that he posted that exact photo in reference to the EV, my apologies. 

This can’t just be Fird alone, so  I wonder how many Euro brands are also talking with Chinese automakers about JVs……   Either sign up now or risk being financially mauled 

Well, Geely did buy Volvo from Ford so there's always that...

Just enough leaking out of the bag to drive the news hungry 1 . Ford buying a plant in Thailand 2. Ford looking for Chinese partners with US manufacturing 3. Ford looking at some sort of JV with Geely in Europe   So if you don’t like the current Ford plan, just wait a month or two…..

Why would the CEO show off a photo of a Maverick when talking about the aerodynamics of the EV?    Given how excited he is about this project, that would be stupid. 

But apparently it is not with Ford. I think the huge issue is that Ford doesn't know what route to go 5-10 years from now-you have the C1, which apparently too expensive for ROW overall usage and you have the upcoming CE1 that could possibly replace it if the market conditions allow so. Or does Ford spend even more money developing the CE1 into a platform that can support ICE products, which would be fairly significant since there are certain things with an ICE product that you don't have to worry about with an EV (like sealing the rear end up to keep exhaust gases out, etc) that help out with the affordability/production speed that may or may not translate well into an EREV/HEV product.      I think thinking that if Ford and Geely have some sort of agreement it is going to be sharing factory space and tech and not actually building each others product? 

I think it's been engineered for BEV only.   I said ROW, but was thinking primarily Europe.

Can CE1 accommodate EREV or PHEV/hybrid systems or is it BEV-only?  BYD's Electric motor-biased PHEV models (DM-i) have helped them grow. Ford launched its JMC-Ford Territory Hybrid (not a plug-in) in the Philippines, Taiwan, and some other markets. It's powered by a 215hp electric motor (main) and a 148hp gas engine. The charging infrastructure is very limited outside the big cities in some countries. 

What I also don't understand is that they've spent billions making CE1, yet don't seem to have plans to implement it in ROW where c-segment vehicles are predominant?