Apparently Ford's internal information/market studies are showing that isn't the case.

Why would they chase fleet sales if they don't have to?   The CE1 Truck will be a new segment for them that will pick up market share in other places when it comes. Why keep building the Escape when you have what is hopefully a revolutionary product that will spawn a replacement for the Escape in 2028 or so?    The Escape was good product, but it also didn't really help Ford's bottom line either the past 13 years or so it appears. 

some people would make  you think otherwise with that LOL

Maybe more like the Mach E Rally wheels?   The interesting thing is that the wheels on the CE1 are more "open" then what is normally found on EVs (improved aerodynamics), so I wouldn't expect them to show up to production, but standby to be wrong about that.

It's more of a 1.0EB issue than wet belts in general.  2.7EB has one for the oil pump.  No issues there.

Didn't realize that....that makes more sense why it was down so much!     If the above is true about a stop sale, dealers can't sell what they can't sell.   I'm more skeptical on the importing Corsair plan with that rumor about it being built here is true.....but that will take years, and they need something in the meantime.     I feel like that was a copy-paste blurb from the June sales lol.     I think the short-term strategy is to put Corsair customers into Nautilus, but if there was a stop sale on it, not much dealers can do about that....

My wife has a 2018 Escape.  We would never consider an Explorer as a replacement.  Edge or Bronco Sport maybe, Explorer nfw.  I'll have some of what they are smoking.

Definitely a different style of wheel than the past spy shots.       These?  Those ones are different unless Maverick's uses a large center cover plate not on the mule above.  I don't think the center thing is a cover on the maverick, anyway...  

You tell me....I don't know the breakdown of fleet sales and don't you think Ford would continue those sales but with BS instead? Explorer is up because it is better than most every three row out there. 

I feel like July is a good example of "you can't sell what you don't have". This month saw something unique to me - first time in 10 years with Ford sales that I didn't have a single new F-150 available to sell. And that lasted a couple weeks. We don't typically stock huge numbers of anything, but having 6-8 F-150's for a little store like ours is pretty normal. Zero? That sucked bad. We were totally gutted from the June Employee Pricing event, and then never got reloaded with inventory. We're still on the struggle bus trying to refill our lot.