So here is the thing your conveniently forgetting about-Ford Pro       Ford is focusing on the markets it does well in, like trucks and Vans...just look at the EU as to how Ford is handling its consumer products vs its commercial fleet products

Ford is not a luxury brand; that's the role of Lincoln. Not everyone wants a pickup truck in the city.  Toyota for example has room to make regional models at the bottom and top of its lineup because the core vehicles in the middle are common global sizes. The example I gave you, they made one good compact SUV (the RAV4) that they can market globally. Ford spent more to make three different versions (Escape, Bronco Sport, Maverick) and didn't bother to make them global models and in the US, all three were beaten but one single model.  The importance of smaller and medium models that its rivals have is more brand loyalty. Ford is breaking this by not having a smaller city friendly option, people are going to other brands because not everyone wants to drive a truck in the city or don't have parking space for a truck.  If something happens in the future and affects the truck sales (which by the way is quickly growing out of reach of many buyers) they're going to be in bigger trouble because they put all their eggs into the full-size truck basket, a model they can't sell anywhere else.  

Well I don't see that happening for awhile-let them go through the product cycle of the C1 Maverick and maybe look at consolidating all the C platform stuff on the CE1 in the early 2030s.   Maybe at that point ICE won't be as important. 

The giga-castings lend themselves to variations of the vehicle to include ICE or hybrid power without changing the overall design to accommodate the variant.  

I still think there's a new ICE Maverick that will share the EV design.

As for the name, why not just call it the Maverick Lightning? The lightning name would indicate its an EV/EREV    

Exactly. I think it'll have a short hood, but I think being that cab forward like what you see in the blue sketch would be a touch too radical for Ford. Let us know once you see the final design because we're curious what your thoughts will be. 

Not a shocker if it is delayed.  I really like the Scout, but I've felt all along that it's not going to make the sell by date and will be later to the party than expected.  Too much at once.

The vehicles Ford gave up were not cost competitive so they weren't making much, if any profit.  Making those profitable was never a priority.  Customers and sales and market share are meaningless without profit.   So killing them actually helped from a business perspective.   CE1 is bringing cost improvements to clean sheet designs that will allow them to make smaller cheaper vehicles and still turn a profit and the 5-7 new vehicles in development will add significant market share.    But you won't see cheap boring cars or tiny utilities and none will sell 500k units.  That's not Ford's business model.

Volkswagen is spending billions on Scout’s rebirth, but things might not be going according to plan. Quite the opposite as a new report out of Germany claims the company is postponing the launch by a year. A report from Spiegel attributes the delay on “technical problems,” although specifics are hazy and said to include a financial component. However, in a statement to The Drive, a spokesperson said “Scout Motors has not shared any timing or product update announcements.”   Scout Motors Fires Back At Report Claiming Production Delay   Separately, Jamie Vondruska, responsible for building the Scout Motors community, posted a formal response on the company’s dedicated forums. While production challenges haven’t been ruled out, the VW Group’s newest brand says it is making “good progress” on vehicle development, construction of the South Carolina factory, and the creation of its supplier network.