Or you could think of it in business terms, dealers want to optimize profit. So they don't conspire together, but they all do the same thing anyway. One of the sources for the article is a national dealers association, which in some sense is certainly a biased source of information.

I agree but the question is what is there less demand for? Ford's specific offerings, or EVs as a whole?

Generally speaking, EV sales continue to grow, so it would seem this is a Ford-specific issue and it's helpful to look at the reason why Ford's getting it wrong.