I would routinely listen to AM stations as part of my drive to Albany for union business....get some good AM station "all news" channels on my way there. Don't listen to it much since I retired and no longer spending hours on the drives I take. 

I mean, if you're throwing a boatload of incentives at it to push people that way, naturally sales can follow.

From Autoline Daily:   The Ford Explorer is attracting former Escape and Edge owners, despite having a higher sticker price. Ford stopped building the Edge in April 2024 and the Escape last December. And surprisingly, the Explorer has benefited the most from those models being dropped. Through May, sales of the Explorer in the U.S. are up 18% from a year ago, making it the fastest growing model in Ford’s lineup. Meanwhile, sales of the two models closest in size and price to the Escape in Ford’s lineup are down. Bronco Sport sales have slipped 1.5% and the Maverick is down 12% this year. Ford says higher inventory, the new off-road Tremor trim along with name recognition have helped lead to the boost in Explorer sales.

One aluminum panel on the whole truck, and it's doing the "Explorer hood" thing. 🙃 As part of my pretty frequent checking of the front end paint - hose off the bugs, check for chips, touch up chips - I came across some bubbling. Naturally, my first reaction was to absolutely freak out. I've seen tons of Explorers, and a few Edges, doing this, but not so much on Mavericks. Prowling some of the Facebook groups, I'm seeing posts just within the last 6 months, and many of them are 2024 units.   The good news is the Ford warranty that addresses this: "COVERAGE TYPE:Corrosion Perforation COVERAGE DESCRIPTION:5 years / Unlimited miles ADDITIONAL INFO: No perforation req.on Aluminum Panels" That last line is the important part in this case. It used to be that there had to be actual perforation. That's a fairly recent change.   So, if you get paint bubbling on your Maverick hood, take it in and get it taken care of! 

Bring it down or we'll help you move on.

Try listening to a MLB game without AM/FM and without a subscription to MLB.

If the Explorer incentive story is real (and I believe it) then these numbers don’t look that bad IMO. We’re down 47k Escapes, up 16k Explorers, the Explorer had its highest sales in 5 years last year so we’re probably seeing most Escape owners being retained. Main issue is then the aluminum fires which looks to be responsible for most of the decline. 

You are correct - just spit ballin' here. 

As pointed out by others, that's not the issue.....the third row could be left down and you'd have the same setup without order complexity of a 3rd row delete.   The issue is overall dimensions of the vehicle - not everyone wants something the size of Explorer with or without a 3rd row.

While I still listen to a combo of FM radio (mainly for local radio shows) and Sirius, many FM stations also now have their own apps for listening.  However, switching between multiple apps if you wanted to switch the channel would be obnoxious.