Ford's CEO and CFO took a drive in a Chinese EV. What they said about it reveals a lot about the state of the US auto industry.
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"These guys are ahead of us," Ford CFO John Lawler was said to have told the company's CEO, Jim Farley, after the two drove in a Chinese electric SUV.
  • mommykink@lemmy.worldEnglish
    221·
    2 months ago

    “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.”

    • mommykink@lemmy.worldEnglish
      214·
      2 months ago

      I love thinly veiled racism. As if the American automakers aren’t building their cars out of 90% “Chinesium” anyway

    • QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
      7·
      2 months ago

      From the recent reviews I’ve seen in Australia (BYD has a large presence there) everyone comes away extremely impressed.

    • Eczpurt@lemmy.world
      61·
      2 months ago

      “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.

    • schizoidman@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      72·
      2 months ago

      There are Chinese EV taxis and buses in Singapore service for over five years since their introduction.