As an Escape buyer I think the issue is that most of us either were value buyers or really wanted more of a car. The Escape sold best when it was a great value deal. UEV with it being designed just for American needs (rather than being torn between America and Europe who saw it different ways) should be able to fix that. Personally I am probably more niche than most Escape buyers and could be in market for the skunk truck.   Yeah legacy auto stocks are good for dividends bad for most other things.

I was curious about production numbers vs last year.....   Here are last year's figures (2025):     and this year (2026):     F-150 Total (2025): 254,996 F-150 Total (2026): 237,367 Difference.................-17,629   Super Duty Total (2025): 163,511 Super Duty Total (2026): 140,404 Difference..........................-23,107   F-series Total (2025): 418,507 F-series Total (2026): 377,771 Difference...................-40,736   Sales are down 51,847 vs. last year  

Yeah, I had mentioned this article in the other thread....wasn't sure if it deserved its own thread.   Another 2.5-3 years before production.......hopefully updated BS comes in the meantime to help Ford's smaller product side.

haha, no kidding.   Only thing they could add would be a hybrid model, otherwise not sure how you drag it out that long.

I'm shocked at the bump in Mustang numbers-is it demand or more production, or just more incentives on them?

Looks like the Escape is coming back in a couple of years based on the UEV platform according to Ford authority. 

I've been buying Ford stock for years now and it always seems to be bad time to buy it lol

https://fordauthority.com/2026/05/ford-escape-revival-set-for-2029-on-universal-ev-platform/

Expansion of a previous recall for 18-22 models

I agree, a Maverick sized ridgeline makes more sense to me.