Overview
- Farley said disassembling a Model 3 and Chinese EVs revealed the Mustang Mach‑E carried about 1.6 km of extra wiring, adding weight and forcing a larger, costlier battery.
- Ford’s Model E division lost more than $5 billion in 2024 and remains deeply in the red this year, which Farley called a necessary cost of tackling EV shortcomings.
- Ford is developing a Universal EV Platform with the first vehicle planned as a midsize electric pickup around $30,000 in 2027 using LFP cells licensed from CATL and produced in Michigan.
- Ford has paused F‑150 Lightning production, and The Wall Street Journal reports the company is considering canceling the model, a move Ford has not confirmed.
- Farley warns Chinese brands pose an existential threat and expects EVs to account for roughly 5% of the U.S. market in the near term after a tax‑credit‑driven sales surge.