Like Lenovo and Volvo?

Ford's product decisions are usually confusing, but they've been getting increasingly head scratching lol.

'twas the tick before the post!

I'm surprised that it qualified?   I thought there had to be a more significant update to qualify?

I don't want to live in my RV full-time (I actually like to have a little room to spread out, and I enjoy a full-size shower), but I could see us being gone for a month or so at a time.  Eventually, I want to do an Alaska trip.   And what's up with half your posts starting with a tick mark? 

OK, maybe I should specify designed and marketed by Chinese companies.  The QC difference between items designed and marketed by Chinese and those that aren't are worlds apart.

Yikes, Ford got rid of its own European engineering team and now wants to outsource small vehicles to other European companies..,,,

Every Xbox, PlayStation, iPhone, Pixel, Dell, Microsoft, Etc are made in China.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-maverick-2026-truck-of-the-year   “Are pickup trucks becoming caricatures of their former selves? They seem to grow larger and heavier with each successive redesign to the point where staircase tailgates are needed just to load them. Swimming against this tsunami is the wee Ford Maverick, a pickup that allows normal-sized human adults to reach in over the side rail and grab items off the bed floor without even standing on tippy-toes. The climb into the bed is manageable without steps, and many tailgate partiers may find their feet resting comfortably on the ground. Revolutionary.”