Yea, you nailed it jpd80 my friend - that’s the ultimate question that determines Ford’s future success (or lack thereof).   Not all the Ford old dogs, especially among the big shots, are capable of learning new tricks, but many of the topics discussed here on this forum suggest that Ford’s corporate culture is finally changing for the better, driven by the newest and brightest folks at the skunkworks for example.  Hopefully Ford lifers like Galhotra won’t screw things up  

As a whole, yes, but a lot of the ones that affect the automotive industry remain in place because they used other laws to justify. 

It’s still working its way through the courts last I knew. I haven’t been paying that much attention to it. 

So is your proposal that they'd move Maverick to TTP completely, giving it its own factory?  Which would let Hermosillo produce that van (if that's still a thing....can't remember anymore).     As pointed out, that was his point - you already have a globally amortized platform with both Ranger volume and Bronco volume.....to drop it for something else new?     I don't see that selling in enough volume to be worth it.  They've already cut back 2-door Bronco a lot.  A 2 door truck, IMO, is DOA.

How about this?  Ranger fundamentally unchanged, rides out the series with periodic re-imaginings, Bronco "pickup" derived from modified T6 which has a short boxlet bustle.

Jaguar Type 01 Is the Official Name of the Car That Will Lead Jaguar's Reboot - Autoblog   For the longest time, the new Jaguar car has been going by unofficial names. It’s been called either the GT or the Type 00, just like the concept shown previously. Now we finally know its real name: it’ll be called the Type 01.   We don’t blame you if it sounds a bit predictable, anticlimactic, or both, but there is meaning to it. Jaguar explains that the use of the word Type refers to classic models, 0 stands for zero emissions, and 1 stands for the first model under the new philosophy.

Yeah, this would be the "fast" way of getting Chrysler some new products by just rebading the other products.     These were their sales last year:   Considering Chrysler is just a minivan, I'm sure dealers would appreciate any additional volume...

https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2026/new-ford-mustang-gtd-spirit-of-america  

They have?  https://gmauthority.com/blog/2026/01/buick-envista-encore-gx-sales-numbers-figures-results-third-quarter-2025-q3/   Not to mention I've seen $2000-3000 off with 120 days with no payments on them.   

That is the whole point I'm trying to make here-there is NO Bronco without the Ranger and dividing the market up with what appears to be another product that will be apparently cheaper to make makes no sense with timing.   The T6 had a major refresh as the Bronco and then new Ranger launched, they are still paying the bills on that.   I don't see the point, with the current timing with basically dividing up the midsized market between the CE1 EV and new ICE pickup in the midsized space AND adding a Bronco Pickup to it to apparently replace the Ranger in NA at least.    If the TTP Truck was replacing the Ranger worldwide, that would make more sense, but given that the T6 is staying in production till 2032+ the timing is really off.    Outside of making a smaller pickup then the Maverick, I don't really see any realistic options for expanding the truck lineup. Not sure if Ford buyers would be interested in unibody pickup that is the same size as the Ranger, if a Bronco pickup or Ranger is still available to buy.