There is a rumor of a sister CUV to the Bronco Sport coming in 2029

Maybe that is more telling about the conditions of the market that they can't make money on them, so no investment. There was a render floating around of a next gen Ecosport, but that hasn't come to pass yet. 

Well we finally got that extra plant Ford has may or may not needed for the past 20 years or so...   Till they shut down another older plant instead. 

I was explaining to jpd80 why automakers no longer want to make tons of cheap vehicles.

The current generation HD‘s look atrocious if there’s chrome involved, but if everything is body color, they don’t look nearly as bad.

Thanks for the clarification    How is what you said relevant to today's issue?

The larger Tacoma and the smaller Hilux didn't merge but both outsell the Ranger in majority of their key markets. The new Ranger did overtake the outgoing Hilux in Australia when it was launched. Toyota chose to use its larger and wider TNGA-F architecture for the Tacoma. In South Africa, Toyota sells rebadged small Maruti Suzuki models because there is a trade agreement between South Africa and India. Toyota has a 4.94% stake in Suzuki. Compared to Ford which has only 1 true global model the Ranger, followed by the Mustang. Looking at Toyota, they have more global models stretching from the Corolla Cross to the Land Cruiser. Hilux is almost global since it is Toyota's midsize pickup outside the USA and Canada.   I mentioned this before, Ford killed ICE models for VW-based EVs, now they announce plans for Renault-based EVs. Ford still has no direct replacement for its discontinued small models in Asia-Pacific and South America.

$2.14 for a US Gallon here today. 😁

I wasn't aware the E-Series got a new grill for MY26 until today.