Of course they have but now those brands are standing on their own legs, branching out and offering Europe the forbidden fruit that its own brands can’t provide, affordable BEVs. Some say that the Chinese play the “capitalist game” a little too well…   Its starting in Australia too, the snake is devouring other Asian brands from below as the  likes of Nissan, Honda and even Mitsubishi lose sales to BYD which is rising up the charts.

Chinese govt provided huge subsidies to buyers in addition to subsidizing manufacturing.  

A bad infotainment system spans many vehicles. My wife has a Volvo-I have a Silverado. Both infotainment systems are wonky and plagued with software issues.  The last OTA software update Volvo pushed wouldn't load to my wife's car. Had it installed at the dealer and was told even they had to make multiple attempts to get it to load. It's done now.

Given the fact that Ford's ramped down EV production for the moment, and basically only sells one EV in the states, EV transit is small volume and the lightning is gone, so it's just Mach-e in the US mostly, I'm not super concerned about Ford's current EV prospects.    It's all about CE1 right now. If they can execute stellar products leveraging that platform, they'll be fine. 

And in other news, Chinese buyers prefer Chinese brands as China reclaims its domestic auto market 

It's time to get rid of the chicken tax.

I mean real back seats with windows next to them.

That's true but there are plenty of cases where the supplier is to blame like the bad valves in the ecoboost v6s that weren't properly heat treated.   OTOH the original bronco hardtop issue was on Ford for not doing proper due diligence on a final mass production sample.

I know I speak for many people here. When I say I believe Ford will deliver for its shareholders, no matter the cost.

But suppliers build to Ford’s specs. When Ford specifies poorer quality or cheaper parts it can’t blame suppliers.