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BlueWavePsych

(3,395 posts) Mon Apr 20, 2026, 10:28 AM 14 hrs ago

Ford's CEO said he chose to test-drive a Xiaomi and not a Tesla because the latter doesn't have an 'updated vehicle'

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Source: Business Insider

"Nothing against Tesla — they've been doing great — but they really don't have an updated vehicle," he said to Safian.

He said Chinese car brands like BYD are the "best in the business," considering their cost, supply chain, and manufacturing expertise.
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Farley said China's progress in automobiles is something to be feared and respected, a message he has repeated several times in recent years.

In 2024, Farley said in a podcast interview that he had been driving a Xiaomi SU7 for six months and did not want to give it up. And earlier in April, he said on "Fox & Friends" that Chinese cars entering the US would be "devastating" to the US's manufacturing industry, which he called the "heart and soul" of the country.

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-ceo-jim-farley-xiaomi-tesla-chinese-ev-2026-4

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Ford's CEO said he chose to test-drive a Xiaomi and not a Tesla because the latter doesn't have an 'updated vehicle' (Original Post) BlueWavePsych 14 hrs ago OP

So American CEOs can have nice cars but we can't because it would wreck the economy LearnedHand 14 hrs ago #1

It's been that way all along. paleotn 13 hrs ago #3

But they really don't have an updated vehicle... Vogon_Glory 14 hrs ago #2

Cheap foreign cars "destroyed" the US auto industry in the 1970's and early 1980's. Multichromatic 12 hrs ago #4

auto makers have high labor & materials cost Jack's up prices. msongs 9 hrs ago #5

BYD has excellent build quality and build cars people want GenThePerservering 8 hrs ago #6

Chinese SUVs are amazing Footay 8 hrs ago #7

Same for RVs at half the price. No text. kiranon 6 hrs ago #8

AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve 5 hrs ago #9

LearnedHand

(5,534 posts)

1. So American CEOs can have nice cars but we can't because it would wreck the economy

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Mon Apr 20, 2026, 10:32 AM

14 hrs ago

Got it. So fuck the public who wants excellent engineering and lower prices, right?

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paleotn

(22,448 posts)

3. It's been that way all along.

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Mon Apr 20, 2026, 12:08 PM

13 hrs ago

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Vogon_Glory

(10,323 posts)

2. But they really don't have an updated vehicle...

Reply to BlueWavePsych (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 10:42 AM

14 hrs ago

Ouch!

In the meantime, while I’m pro-electric and hybrid car, I’m worried that American auto-makers lack these mental and engineering ability to adapt to the electric car market.

I keep imagining spectral voices whispering things like “Studebaker,” “Packard,” and “Hudson.”

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Multichromatic

(168 posts)

4. Cheap foreign cars "destroyed" the US auto industry in the 1970's and early 1980's.

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Mon Apr 20, 2026, 01:04 PM

12 hrs ago

The problem is EXACTLY the same as then. US auto makers don't want to make affordable fuel efficient cars. All they want to make is extremely profitable SUV's and trucks.

Fuck Ford, Fuck Chrysler/Stellantis, and Fuck GM!!!!!!!

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msongs

(73,898 posts)

5. auto makers have high labor & materials cost Jack's up prices.

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Mon Apr 20, 2026, 04:16 PM

9 hrs ago

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GenThePerservering

(3,512 posts)

6. BYD has excellent build quality and build cars people want

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Mon Apr 20, 2026, 04:59 PM

8 hrs ago

they can open a plant here.

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Footay

(89 posts)

7. Chinese SUVs are amazing

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Mon Apr 20, 2026, 05:01 PM

8 hrs ago

I have been running across videos highlighting Chinese SUVs, and they would DESTROY the US auto market. Some of the features would only be found in $150k+ cars here, and they are standard! $55k would get you everything you could ever imagine. Look at Zeekr 7X.

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kiranon

(1,741 posts)

8. Same for RVs at half the price. No text.

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Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:06 PM

6 hrs ago

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Omaha Steve

(109,521 posts)

9. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING

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Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:10 PM

5 hrs ago

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