Let’s see 3rd quarter was likely the last “good” results quarter.. The winds have shifted, consumers are balking at the sky high prices, inventory levels will rise, Ford will need to deeply discount the high priced vehicles to move the inventory, Ford profits will be halved in 2023. There will be quarterly 2023 culls to reduce costs. Of course there will also be a 2022 cull post VSSP.
Ford just isn’t set up to make enough profit off of the Maverick ( the vehicle people are willing to buy - lower cost vehicle). It is just the gateway vehicle to convincing people to buy a 70K F150. So bye bye USA and Europe salaried workers. Hello Brazil, Mexico, China, India workers.