Ford CEO hits back at government ‘mistruths’ about China — as its $28K electric truck prepares to take on Slate and Chinese rivals
- Ford CEO hits back at US government's China claims
- Ford’s new Fathom electric pick-up uses technology licensed from CATL
- The affordable Fathom is part of Ford’s new Universal EV platform
Ford has hit back at criticisms from US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that the automaker is becoming overly reliant on Chinese car companies, with Chief Executive Jim Farley telling The Wall Street Journal that these are “basic misunderstandings, mistruths, whatever words you want to use.”
The global automaker, which is winding up production of its current F-150 Lightning, is preparing a smaller, more affordable electric pick-up for the masses.
Dubbed Fathom, it will start at $28,350 (around £20,970 / AU$39,540) before destination fees and is the result of work by Ford’s “skunkworks” team, which was assembled to find ways to innovate in the EV space while keeping costs down and competing with increasingly capable Chinese electric vehicles.
However, the...
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