Ford's CEO and CFO took a drive in a Chinese EV. What they said next reveals a lot about the state of the US auto industry.
Ford's CEO and CFO took a drive in a Chinese EV. What they said next reveals a lot about the state of the US auto industry.
"These guys are ahead of us," Ford CFO John Lawler told the company's CEO Jim Farley after the two had taken a test drive in a Chinese electric SUV.
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/42531754
"Good thing the US government will just bail us out whenever we need it and we can just lobby to make it illegal to sell them here."
23 1 ReplyDon’t post clickbait.
7 0 ReplyStill extremely skeptical of expensive chinesium garbage. I don't see they cars lasting 5 years let alone more. It's cheap for a reason.
6 15 ReplyI love thinly veiled racism. As if the American automakers aren't building their cars out of 90% "Chinesium" anyway
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From the recent reviews I’ve seen in Australia (BYD has a large presence there) everyone comes away extremely impressed.
7 0 Reply"Expensive chinesium" and "cheap for a reason" doesn't add up.
I feel like if the product was that bad or unreliable it simply wouldn't sell the way it has been.
Sure cost plays a part but if it's cheap enough to be a buying factor, odds are it's cheap enough to buy outright or have it paid off early.
7 1 ReplyYou mean like Shein And Temu? Such great Chinese quality there.
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There are Chinese EV taxis and buses in Singapore service for over five years since their introduction.
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