Lot of retired people, or people who have 3, 4, 5 different vehicles. These guys are putting on like 2000 or less miles per year. Crazy. And they trade these things in every 2-3 years.

Yup, Ford doesn't seem to make decisions that make sense (i.e. global platforms with region-specific products)

Is this based off a Nissan platform? Seems to have some Nissan DNA in the styling. 

That would make sense, but it also cuts back on the amount of world wide platforms Ford can spread out across them, but I guess that is way things are going to going to be going forward. 

How many miles are you talking about? I have a nearly 5 year old bronco and I'm almost at 35K miles with it   This is the least amount I've driven a vehicle since I've had my drivers license back in 1993..it helps only having a 15 mile commute into work too.  

Not much new info in this article, but they have some new renderings........still just a massaged Bronco, but a different look than the ones that came before.   Bronco-Based Lincoln Off-Roader: Everything We Know    

The Ranger is a work of art. It would be criminal to cover anymore of it with camo.

Ranger was up nicely even with low inventory. Ranger would likely sell more if there were more on dealer lots. My dealer only has 4 on the lot.

I'll admit the 1.5 3-cylinder isn't a weak motor for a vehicle that's Escape/Bronco Sport sized. It's got enough power, which hasn't always been the case for some vehicles that Ford has under-engined in the US (Transit Connect, looking at you). Given the choice between the current 1.5 and the prior 4-cylinder 1.5, I'd take the current one all day long. We had a prior 1.5 that, like many of those, did the coolant intrusion in the block, blew the motor at 42k miles. The current 1.5 has its own issues, but they're known things, like the water pumps and oil pump belt.   One hitch with the 1.5 3-cylinder is that the only remaining US market vehicle using that engine now is the Bronco Sport. There's a few other models overseas that use it, but it's a short list. Unless there's another vehicle coming up that might be able to use it, I'd think having only one model running an engine is tough, supply chain wise.   You're 100% spot on with CAFE and administration things. I firmly believe that's part of what drives the continued development of more hybrids and more EV's. The current federal viewpoint on electrified vehicles won't always be in place, and is subject to change literally every four years. If suddenly in 2028/2029 the administration flips sides, nobody in the auto business, Ford included, wants to get caught pants down and have to rush some cobble-job rig into production just to comply with an unreasonable timeline and an unreasonable expectation.     Personally, I like the idea of hybrids, especially the way Ford approaches them. I see the Maverick and Escape as "conventional" setups, aimed at great fuel efficiency, and they hit that target. Then there's the F-150 PowerBoost, which doesn't specifically get wildly better fuel efficiency but takes the "supercar" route, using the hybrid inclusion to add power to the driveline. I like both paths, and would myself have no problems running a hybrid.   Where we do run into a few real-world issues is that we've got a bunch of people who put so few miles on their vehicles, it's been causing problems with the hybrid as well as the 12-volt battery systems. A battery tender could help with the 12-volt, but does nothing for the hybrid battery.   One thing I'm constantly talking about with our customers is options. I'm a HUGE fan of having and exploring options. It's the only way to be sure you'll have the best of whatever can be had. Sometimes that's about how they're buying a vehicle - cash, finance, finance with Ford, lease, different terms and programs. Just ran one last night that was a first, setting up a 48-month lease on a truck. Just having options, to me, is important. It makes sure we're not losing customers because we don't have the options they want. When we don't have a vehicle category (Escape/Edge) the customer wants, they've got the choice of keep what they have, settle for a vehicle they don't really like, or jump brands. When we don't have powertrain options the customer wants... same story. And sometimes, what the customers want isn't actually the best choice for what they're doing - I still get people that want maximum towing with their F-150 so they want the V8 - but they want what they want.

Seems like they're just going to go China-specific models across the board here soon.