It reminds me of the time when Farley wasn’t the CEO and he projected the Flex to sell 100000 units a year and we all know they never even close to achieve those numbers. Way too optimistic projections based on EVs at this time. 

On the other hand, would you expect Ford to admit that they were considering partnering with the Chinese?  I'm of the "where's there's smoke, there's fire" line of thinking.  Ford very well may have talked to the Chinese, about something.  Who knows what.

Thank God, that would have been so idiotic for them to do. 

Yes, let me clarify my stance, When you look at what Ford is talking about,  there are some all new models planned plus a load of refreshes Combine them all together and you have a decent amount  of what most consider new product but what I’m talking  about is all new vehicles and that is what Ford normally delivers at that one per year rate I mentioned earlier.   Arguably, Ford now has a lot riding on the new mid sized BEV, the last thing they will do is drop it like a hot potato but, if it doesn’t catch buyer imagination sales could end up like the Mach E…. and then what?

Ford denies report that it plans to build EVs in the US with China’s Xiaomi    

It took some getting used to at first, but funny enough now I get in other cars and find myself reaching to the middle to put the windows down haha.

Kinda forget about the other things at that point, huh?  😄 

OK, I guess that's a valid point.  But, really, you could still roll the window down on the door(s) that's left, you just couldn't do it from the driver's seat.  And, I mean, that would probably happen to 1% of folks 1% of the time.  I'd rather have the switches in the normal spot for that other 99.99% of the time.  At any rate, it is what it is, and I can live with it.  I just like to bitch when things are different.  lol

Honestly, at least from an outside perspective, Ford's in a good spot platform wise, and all they really need to do is keep the products fresh with new exteriors and interiors.

It's not for saving wiring.........your drivers/front doors are the most likely ones to be off right?  Well, if you put the switches on the door like normal, and take the driver door off, then the driver can't control any of the windows.     I saw these pictures surfacing recently - weird looking little thing ain't it?