One other reason is possibly price.

Meh, I’m gonna defend trikes, get argued with and then go home.

Agreed. This seems like one of the few truly useful “innovations”.

Paper maps are great. Always have them. Your phone could stop working.

Normally I’d agree that management sucks, but there’s precendent here for this decision not being a monumental disaster.

This is Ford we’re talking about. They have to pull off greatness but cheap out on one critical element.

I grew up in a VERY conservative household.

I hadn’t thought about it until now, but “comrade” could really help resolve all this pronoun confusion going on. It’s a far more natural feeling choice than some of the things I’ve been asked to call people.

Crank suppliers went out of business YEARS ago.....

My employer, on the other hand, declares anything over two years usage as “excess” that should be scrapped.  Good luck convincing the auditor otherwise.

...workers aren’t actually entitled to profit sharing

You’ve got three models there we don’t have in the States....

And I can’t believe one is a pickup. Seems like a no brainer to bring your pickup to the States. We can’t get enough of those.

Make them sell Mitsubishi.

Current state?

Any locale that uses the term “steamed hams”.

Nothing boring about calling it X Æ A-12

the reputation for honesty in car salespeople remains unchanged.

Sure, it’s possible to have a transmission crap out so badly it locks the wheels, or a brake issue where the wheels lock, but compared to all of the other reasons a combustion car might choose to break down, they’re comparatively rare.

In the general public? Maybe.

This.