I’m assuming the justification was something along the lines of a) enabling a credible consumer of ford’s x, y and z products (from finance, to parts, to logist

I’m assuming the justification was something along the lines of a) enabling a credible consumer of ford’s x, y and z products (from finance, to parts, to logistics, to whatever is tucked underneath the blue oval). B) enabling of a workforce that can provide a number of things back to the blue oval from software to battery pack design, motors, enlarged / shrunk skates to fit a number of non truck needs, and c) blocking strategy to ensure competitors like Nissan, Honda, etc don’t buy them. Electrification is going to be a huge issue now that the domestic US fleet has essentially abandoned cars (which traditionally have anchored a mfr’s cafe average). Once you dump cars for vehicles that get single digits to mid teens in terms of mpg, you’re in kind of a pickle.