I understand the business case and Ford's decision to kill Ford and Lincoln sedans. The reason that I moved to BMW was because they still make a full range of desirable (to me) sedans and coupes. My question is how do they do it profitably if Ford or GM cannot? I guess the same question would apply to Mercedes, Audi, and other upscale makes that offer sedans. Is it brand loyalty, more desirable products, higher prices, what? Or are they profitable? In the case of BMW, one would have to think so since sedan sales are a large part of their business.
IIRC, I think we've seen some Ford patents for a system to pull the cargo area out toward the opening which could offset the split liftgate. I wonder if we'll see that too, since the tailgate portion puts you farther away from the expansive cargo area when the seats are down.