Jim Farley, Ford’s CEO, has recently shared his unusual yet impactful automotive choice—he’s been driving a Xiaomi EV, specifically the

Chinese-made electric vehicles are typically cheaper than their American counterparts because China allows companies to pay workers much lower wages.

Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a recent podcast interview that he’s been driving an electric vehicle made by Chinese electronics company Xiaomi and “doesn’t want to give it up.” The model, the Xiaomi SU7, looks similar to a Porsche Panamera sedan and starts at about $30,300, with the top-of-the-line variant going for about $42,100.

In a recent podcast appearance, Ford CEO Jim Farley talked about loving his Xiaomi SU7, a Chinese EV. When it comes to electric vehicle sales, China has been dominating the market: EVs from China account for nearly 70% of global EV sales.

Ford CEO Jim Farley has been driving an electric car from China for six months and is delighted with it, as he revealed in an interview. Specifically, it's about the Xiaomi SU7.

If you had to guess what the chief executive officer of the Ford Motor Company used as his daily driver ... well, no matter what you might think, you'd probably be wrong. As it turns out, Ford CEO Jim Farley has been driving around in a Chinese-made Xiaomi SU7 as of late for a little competitive research — and he sure does love it.

Ford CEO Jim Farley has been driving a Chinese EV over the past six months, calling it “fantastic.” After flying the Xiaomi Speed Ultra 7 (SU7) from Shanghai to Chicago, Farley doesn’t want to give it up.

Farley did exactly this earlier this week on the podcast Fully Charged, from the YouTube channel Everything Electric Show. He heaped praise on the SU7, calling the competing car “fantastic” and saying he “[didn’t] want to give it up.

Ford CEO Jim Farley gushed about his car -- a Chinese-made electric vehicle that he had specially flown in from Shanghai.