I think the massive price increase with the cybertruck killed most of the demand. Also the fact that it was a novelty vehicle, a rolling joke or meme so to speak. That kept people engaged at first, but didn't convert to actual orders. I also believe because the cyber truck is almost all novelty and very little actual substance, that doomed it. The gag was old by the time it came to market, and once you get past the initial shock, and jokes, there isn't much about it as a vehicle to win people over. 

I recognize this is an older topic.   There is zero possibility of that pin wt being real.  A good rule of thumb, pin weight of 22% of trailer GVWR.  With 10 speed trans, you can go with the 3.73 gear ratio, it works fine on my 2022D.

I believe it.  Toyota has been tweaking the same basic platforms and powertrains for decades while Ford had multiple new platforms and powertrains and lower volume.  Hopeful that C3 will fix a lot of that.

https://www.autoblog.com/news/ford-recalls-35772-explorers-over-headlights-that-could-glare-at-drivers

Mfr direct sales only works at smaller volumes.  The cost of opening stores in every community is too high -too much overhead.  There are only 7 tesla stores in Georgia and they're all in Atlanta.   What is screwing up the system are those stupid state franchise laws that prevent the mfr from controlling how their products are sold.

Farley said awhile back that Rav4 had a $4,000 cost advantage over the Escape.

Take that with a grain of salt.  What people say they want (especially teens) and what they actually buy can be different.  How many people said they wanted a cybertruck?

Not by much - I get your reservation about buying from a traditional dealership, but "two step" distribution has been around for decades and has worked well. When some "less than ethical" principals get into the mix, it can create chaos in the entire distribution chain, but when it works well, everybody makes a decent living and all is good.  

They are commodities and not only was Escape too expensive they totally blew the styling.  As much as I hate to admit it, daughter's Rav4 is a far better vehicle and has a low cost platform.   Ford really had to start over so cancelling Edge and Escape might end up being a great move if we get better replacements.