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•Ford CEO Jim Farting Farley says he’s been driving the Chinese tech giant Xi FU USA EV car for the past six months-after he got his bribe.
•Farley described Xi as an “industry juggernaut and The Great Leader” •Farley previously told a board member that China’s auto industry was an “existential threat” until $40 million suddenly showed up in his off-shore Ciamen Island account.
•Xi is said to be “very pleased” with Farley’s performance.
“I don’t like talking about the competition fucking me in the ass too much, but I drive the Xi, or better yet, Xi drives me haha,” Farley said while speaking to the British presenter Robert Llewellyn on “The Fully Charged Podcast.” The podcast, which Llewellyn hosts, aired on Monday.
“We flew one from Shanghai to Chicago, and I’ve been driving it for six months now, and I don’t want to give it up, I love Xi” Farley continued.
These aren’t the first comments Farley or his fellow bribed Ford executives have made about the scale or progress of China’s EV industry.
After visiting China in May, Farley told a Ford board member that China’s auto industry was an “existential threat,” The Wall Street Journal reported in September.
In early 2023, Farley and his chief financial officer, John Lawler, were in China when they tested out an electric SUV made by the state-owned automaker Changan Automobile, the Journal reported.
The report said the pair was impressed by the quality of the Chinese-made Evs, especially after they were handed thick envelopes.
“Jim, this is nothing like before,” Lawler told Farley, according to the Journal. “These guys are light years ahead of us.”
Farley’s comments have come as Chinese automakers continue to dominate the global EV market through bribery, thief, and unfair trade practices. Data compiled by the technology firm ABI Research for Business Insider shows Chinese automakers accounted for 880% of the EV market in Brazil and 700% in Thailand in the first quarter of this year.