Exclusive: Ford and Geely in talks for manufacturing, technology partnership, sources say | Reuters Ford only made ~80,000 Kugas in Spain last year, out of the total capacity of 450,000.

It'd be funny if Rivian R3 beat Ford's low-cost models to market.  

its Hillarious that Ford Wrote off their investment in Rivian in 2023 Ford sells majority stake in Rivian after reporting $7.3B write-down | TechCrunch This is so Ford.... they can never stick to a plan.

Ah yes.  The R3, which you can get now!   Oh...wait.....

Sadly, I bought 10 Rivian shares early on, hoping they'd be another Tesla stock, only for it to drop to its current levels lol.  I'm waiting....and waiting....and waiting....lol

Rivian never canceled its cars. I hope this resolves your confusion on this topic. BTW The R3 is a Small Hatchback.  Rivian R3: Electric Crossover

It could have been but apparently it wasn't.  My guess is they were trying to limit development costs and were therefore stuck with compromised proportions or other components rather than a true clean sheet design.  And by that point it wasn't worth fixing.   In hindsight it should have been a C2 hybrid from the start.

I own a 2020 Escape 2.0 EB Titanium.  I also occasionally drive a similar model year Escape fleet vehicle.  My Titanium has a much nicer and quieter interior.   But on topic, for me personally, not going electric.  Just doesn't have the range to satisfy me.  If I had to replace mine today, I'd either get a Maverick hybrid AWD Lariat, or a Toyota RAV4.  Although I have thought about getting a lower end Chinese Nautilus too.

Given how volatile Rivian stock is, In expecting it to drop this week as we near their quarterly earnings, it almost always does. But after that, I'm buying in an holding until the r2 release in June. I genuinely believe this company is setting itself up to be successful long term.    They're doing everything right Tesla did, with the added benefits of having a more enticing design language, avoiding all the controversy, and receiving billions in funding from external sources like Amazon and VW. I wouldn't be surprised if the share price was $50 a share in a few years time. 

Why aren't you complaining that Rivian is forcing their customers to buy a truck and SUV?