They must be having a really hard time finding a fix for whatever is causing the stop-sale. 

Wow, if this was April 1st, then I would know it was a hoax. But is appears to be legit. Given all the problems and recalls they have had on the 4Xe models it appears they are throwing their hands up in the air and saying they can't be fixed. Feel bad for those owners.

MCM?

Yes, this approach would allow a multitude of independent hardware/software modules to be eliminated. Ford would be able to own/control the software previously supplied by all the various suppliers. This should significantly reduce manufacturing costs and also enable expanded OTA updates thus reducing the costs associated with recalls for software updates. A year ago my Escape had to go to the dealer for a software update to eliminate a 12 volt battery drain. I see lots of good coming out of this. The only downside I see with it is that your car is totally dead on the side of the road if this powerful central module fails.

https://time.com/7339929/americas-most-iconic-companies/?cksid=&emailid=b24t0831_em_en_mediaalert_fordmediasubs_npr_ns_ns_tp1_1_nt&fcid=eml_B24T0831_sf

It will be fascinating to see how this all plays out. We should know a lot more by the end of 2026.   I do believe Ford understands it truck customers as well or better than any OEM and I don't think Ford is going to do anything to alienate its traditional truck customers. I think we can bank on that.

Could be the MCM as well. If so, expect it to be mild from what I've heard. That's if it wasn't canceled/pushed back. 

Yeah hopefully the next redesign is able to recapture some of that passion. The base s650 isn't a bad car, bad performing, bad looking, it's just not bold or forward thinking enough to be a real home run in either of those areas. 

That would be pretty sweet. 

https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-plans-to-build-the-worlds-cheapest-ev-motors-for-its-30k-electric-truck     I hope they find to ensure the quality is also world class. If it is, this info along with the article on the new computing hardware this thing is gonna have paints an incredibly impressive picture. Ford could genuinely become the leader in the affordable EV world if they're able to pull all of this off.