I wonder if this is the new rebel equivalent
referenced previously as being a new certification. I could have sworn there was some discussion that people thought one of the two new certified bodies was a rebel equivalent because it had three variants, often referencing different naming schemes for different regions.
Maybe one of those registrations was this camera and the other was the RF APS-C body. Moving entry level full frame below $1000 would certainly be something to talk about, but not quite a rebel price point I guess.
Honestly though, I'd be potentially interested if the rumour was true. If it's small/light weight/cheap and even with no EVF, I could see it as a reasonable emergency backup body (depending on your shooting of course). I've done a lot of multi-day hiking with my 5DIV and have always kind of wanted a really small camera I can just throw into the bag as a backup in case the 5D goes over a cliff when I'm a few days travel from a camera store. Cheap/small/light makes it a great candidate for that, even without an EVF for me - I was really considering an M6+EF adapter for that role at one point.