Sure, systematic approach, quit screwing suppliers, quit screwing dealer techs on warranty, retain experienced engineers.  Common sense is none to common.   Kind of surprised Farley is still around. 

It would make a cool private build that’s for sure. Wouldn’t be any loss getting rid of the backseat that’s already kind of useless for anyone younger than 8 and older than 12 and has functional legs. 

I had heard it was supposed to launch with the 2015 Focus refresh. 

lol no.

Lincoln had some concepts in the early 2000s that I loved that sadly never came to fruition - Continental, MK9, Mark X, Navicross, etc.     I don't recall anyone saying Maverick would never sell.....   This on the other hand......would never sell.....lol   2 doors/2 seats with a tiny bed would be a non-starter for the vast majority of buyers.  Is it cool?  Sure!  I sent it to my brother and he's like "we should build one".  But it'd be a tiny market, and not worth the development dollars, IMO.

It said they cut production because the lack of demand/sales. As for marketing that is whole other ball of wax. Also i'd say car mags don't really matter as much as they think they do-there are plenty of examples of products they like that don't resonate with the car buying public.    I'm also going to assume this isn't a good sign for EVs-it was "cheap" but yet didn't generate any demand for itself, even though it was "cheap"    

AI, no. The rest is true though 

Yea, thanks for finding that Zestyg. Apparently the FordAuthority bullshit is makin' its rounds on other sites, one example is in the screenshot below. Hopefully the PR big shots at Ford have a handle on this.   

Is this Borg thing an AI bot that regurgitates BS from the likes of Autoscoops and FordAuthority? 

Yea, Ford paid for external Lean Six Sigma training for me and several coworkers at the Indianapolis Steering Systems plant back in the early 2000s that emphasized systematic process changes. Actually applying that concept never came to fruition before the plant was shuttered and ultimately demolished.   About time Jimbo! Better late than never, I guess...