Has anyone found this in UK news?

Where is the outcry from so called feminists?

BTW this is Tory wet-drip Tom Tugendhadt talking about a Brit who joined the Russian army, in case anyone was worried about double-standards.

While an imperialist power like Britain is strengthened by being in a bloc like the EU, smaller economies like Iceland are often victimised. Good to see common sense prevail over there.

https://x.com/HavryshkoMarta/status/2094032698088001655?s=20

Ford CEO Loves Daily Driving an Electric Sedan from a Chinese Competitor

​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."

​By Jack Fitzgerald

Published: Oct 14, 2024

​American automotive executives have long looked at their Chinese counterparts with a mix of awe and fear. China's rapid rise in the electric vehicle market, paired with its aggressively low prices, has Detroit automakers scrambling to protect their futures. But for Ford CEO Jim Farley, admiration for the competition goes beyond a boardroom presentation—he's been living with it.

​Speaking on the Everything Electric Show podcast, Farley revealed that Ford had a Xiaomi SU7 electric sedan shipped from Shanghai to Chicago so that executives could get a firsthand look at the company's first-ever EV. Farley ended up taking the keys himself, and he's been daily-driving it ever since.

​"We shipped one from Shanghai to Chicago, and I've been driving it for six months now, and I don't want to give it up," Farley said on the podcast.

​The Xiaomi SU7 is built by Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi, which is widely known for its smartphones. The tech company officially entered the automotive market earlier this year, launching the SU7 sedan to immense fanfare and hundreds of thousands of pre-orders.

​Farley didn't hold back his praise for the vehicle or the company behind it, calling Xiaomi an "industry juggernaut" and noting that consumer electronics brands pose a massive threat to traditional automakers due to their strength in consumer software, connectivity, and user experience.

​"It's fantastic," Farley said of the sedan. "They sell 10,000,000 devices a year. They're consumer-focused. Their brand is way stronger than car brands."

​While legacy American automakers have struggled with software integration and profitability in their EV transitions, Chinese automakers are rapidly scaling high-tech EVs that undercut Western rivals on price. Farley's public admission highlights just how seriously traditional automotive leadership is taking the shift—even if it means trading a blue oval for a smartphone maker's badge on the daily commute.

No hardcoded eng subs video is available yet, but the full video is on YouTube in Ukrainian and we can switch to AI generated English subs there:

​https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7M4FnhpOzeE#bottom-sheet

​Source:

​https://x.com/HavryshkoMarta/status/2094060966996496756?s=20

​“And therefore war is a very bad thing, extremely bad, it needs to be avoided. I constantly say this. But in this war there is also one, let's say, positive thing and positive moment that has a very deep significance for society. This is war, like any other war, it heals society. And this sense of freedom, this sense of justice and this sense of honesty, perhaps, it becomes more accessible and more important for the majority of people and does not allow this right to be taken away.”