A month after Ford CEO Jim Farley reportedly said Chinese automakers presented an “existential threat” to the western automotive industry, the boss of the world's sixth largest automaker appears to have explained why.

Ford’s CEO has revealed he’s smitten with a Chinese electric sedan he’s been driving for the past six months. Jim Farley described the Xiaomi SU7 as “fantastic” and told the Fully Charged podcast that he didn’t want to give it up.

The CEO of US car giant Ford has doubled down on his admiration for China's auto industry, praising smartphone (and car) manufacturer Xiaomi in particular.

Ford CEO Jim Farley admitted he has been driving a Xiaomi SU7 for six months and said he "doesn't want to give it up."

"I've had two trips to China the last two years that were literally epiphanies," Farley told the Everything Electric Show in an interview published to YouTube Monday. "The last on

It’s no secret that China is dominating the EV industry, aside from Tesla. Farley recently sounded the alarm, calling Chinese EV makers an “existential threat” to the industry. Ford’s CEO was shocked after visiting China earlier this year.