There are a lot of retarded replies in this thread.

I don't think they will mass produce rotaries across the line, as they are hand assembled and it would be too time consuming. Also, how old is this article? They keep mentioning the RENESIS but they don't mention the 16X once.

Secondly, Ford Sold it's ownership of Mazda BACK to Mazda just last month so don't even bring that part up again.

Lastly, rotary engines can last a good while, just not the turbocharged ones. The RENESIS had new technology and that brought up a few problems with the Rx-8s but the N/A rotaries in first gens have made it up to 200 or even 300k miles when the owners aren't too retarded to maintain them. The FD had overheating issues with the twin turbochargers and small engine bay and that was their demise. The FCs are just beaten on like crazy by dumb tuners. A factory rotary is quite reliable though, and a tuned one, when done right, can be both reliable and powerful.