Well there quality has been way up compared to before, it’s a start especially compared to some of their 90s early-00 crap.
But much like the Japanese have mostly shaken off the “Jap-crap” image, it’s going to be years before ford can shake off their image if they are indeed committed like these past few years. Even if they released the best product ever, it’s still going to be looked down on just because of the name.