Ford has essentially halted production of the Mustang Mach-E in China due to extremely low demand. Following a year where the joint venture sold just 35 units, Changan Ford listed its 40% stake in the EV subsidiary for sale.   Through the first half of 2026, Ford has sold just over 10,000 Mach Es  in the UK and Western Europe combined. Sales for the electric SUV have slowed significantly—dropping around 50% year-over-year—as buyers gravitate toward newer, fresher EV competitors and Ford shifts more focus to its newer European-built models like the Explorer EV and Capri   Mach E is a nice enough vehicle, owners love them but there just doesn't seem to be much demand.

The Lincoln logo lives for now, I’m pretty sure it will be removed at some point

That would be a step backward! Are there no performance oriented CE1/Universal EV platform models planned (whether pickup truck or other form factors)?

https://electrek.co/2026/06/18/ford-mustang-mach-e-on-borrowed-time-more-affordable-evs-roll-in/   I wonder what the plan is. Explorerdude mentioned how mach-e might be replaced with an ICE performance RWD crossover. So maybe something with mach-e size and styling, but a modified cd6 chassis or something. 

Yea, this new R2 Performance is a bargain among fast unibody compact SUV. It costs less than a loaded BMW X1 M35i, yet is quicker and has better off road capabilities.    

Toyota bZ remained the most popular non-Tesla EV model in the U.S. for 1Q 2026, almost tied with Hyundai Ioniq 5:    

Worth noting that this post from FA just rehashes the Q&A from February, so its not new.   Only 200mi for the base version?   edit: I found his post. He said “RWD with a range of at least 200 miles” referring to the base option. Do we have confirmation of the battery size?

Maybe a tweaked version to hold recall notices?

Well, that nails the "silly accessories" target. 😄   I think about some of the "lifestyle accessories" Ford has put out for the Bronco, Bronco Sport, and to a much lesser degree the Maverick. We actually asked a Performance/Accessories rep about it once. He said "yeah, those look really cool decked out at car shows but that's about it".