Ford Chairman personally admitted: The United States is currently unable to compete with China in the field of electric vehicles

China's electric vehicle industry is now one of the most mature and complete markets in the world, and its influence in the automotive industry is also increasing.

According to news on June 19, Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, said in a recent interview with the media that the United States is not yet ready to compete with China in electric vehicle production.

"They're growing very fast and they're producing in a massive way and now they're still exporting," Ford said. "They're not here yet, but we think they're going to be here sooner or later and we need to be ready and we Making preparations."

In fact, this is not the first Ford executive to express similar views on Chinese electric vehicles. As early as June last year, Ford CEO Jim Farley said at Bernstein’s annual strategic decision-making meeting that he believed that Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers Severely underestimated.

If you look at the $25,000 materials for an electric car in China, it's probably the best in the world. "With the exception of Norway, they haven't, or haven't shown any interest in exporting, but that shakeout will come soon," Farley said.

He also pointed out that the starting price of the Mustang Mach-E is about US$45,000 (about 301,100 yuan), but the manufacturing cost of the battery pack alone reaches US$18,000 (about 120,400 yuan), which does not leave much to lower the price. Big space.

From the data disclosed by Farley, we can compare domestic models. The Ford Mach-E entry-level model is equipped with a 61.5kWh ternary lithium battery, and the battery cost in the United States is about 120,000 yuan; while domestically produced models of the same level are equipped with 60kWh battery electric vehicles. , the price of the entire vehicle including the battery pack is only 140,000 to 50,000 yuan, with obvious cost-effectiveness advantages.