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[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago

IIRC, some executive at Ford imported a Chinese EV and prefers it over their own cars, says he won't give it up.

That's how captive the US is as an auto market. You think that guy is going to stop lobbying to prevent the cars he sees as cheaper and better from competing against his product?

[-] dreamingawake09@piefed.social 16 points 3 days ago

It's the same CEO, Jim Farley. He knows American manufacturing is smoked cause they can't keep relying on F150s forever.

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Especially when the current F150 isn't desirable. Every truck guy I know of wants old trucks with less tech and longer beds.

[-] dreamingawake09@piefed.social 0 points 2 days ago

Exactly, Ford thinks the avg American still wants these massive trucks when that is gradually not the case anymore. Hell small trucks are actually starting to make waves again, and its why people are looking at the Slate truck and Ford itself with their new EV platform, their first vehicle on that platform will be a small truck. They botched the F-150 Lightning and now they're scrambling.

[-] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I guess i dont understand the loyalty, if i was that guy id go to the chinese and be their main importer. Fuck ford their cars are plainly inferior, but jim farley is a free man and he can just call the chinese up and tell them he'll be the ceo of xiaomi USA and bring in their superior cars. That's how competition is supposed to work!

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

That's what i mean, leave ford and drive them under with the chinese cars, make more money that way but it's not all about money, it's about them having more power over us.

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