Ford's first iteration of their Sync infotainment system came out in 2007. What were they supposed to use before that?

I’m not sure if that’s surprisingly early or late

I live in the US and had a 1991 Acura Legend with a six disc CD changer in the trunk (it was ahead of its time in a few ways) and have recently had a 2014 Honda Accord with a single CD player in the center infotainment area

I'm not sure what I was thinking, I must have been tired and maybe mixed up 2007 and 2017. 2007 absolutely would have been CD player central with a sprinkle of Aux/3.5mm connector every now and then.

Yep, the 2007 Ford Escape hybrid I have is a US model. The next year in 2008 was when the new Escape model design had the Ford Sync audio system with aux input.

I had a 2008 Lexus RX with a CD changer and a cassette player in the dash. Old people is their primary target audience.

My 2010 Audi (bought used) has a 5 disc changer and an iPod connector. Very futuristic.

My 2014 Ford has a CD player (which we never use).