FORD CEO Jim Farley revealed his son’s annoying driving habits when discussing his approach to business and pleasure.
Farley, who hosts the DRIVE with Jim Farley podcast, discussed all things cars over the weekend as Ford reopened Michigan Central Station.
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The company undertook a six-year project to restore and preserve the ground floor of the abandoned train station to become a technology hub for the automobile industry as well as a tourist destination.
During an interview with Yahoo FinanceFarley discussed business and racing and explained why he “drives the competition.”
“I drive the competition by my job,” the Ford CEO told interviewer Brian Sozzi.
However, although much of his driving involves testing rival vehicles from other companies, the CEO is obviously a Ford man.
The 62-year-old businessman explained that he drives his ’73 Bronco to the office for pleasure, adding that he does all the work himself to get to know the car inside and out.
“My fun car on Fridays is if I go to the office, I drive my ’73 Bronco, and I do all the work myself,” Farley said.
The businessman-turned-racer added that for the track he will turn to his GT40, Cobra or even more “modern cars like the new Mustang challenge”.
‘Maddening’
While he shared his love for “people who like cars,” admitting he’s a “one-trick pony,” the Ford boss made an odd confession about his son’s cars.
“My son, he doesn’t like the cars I like and now he’s a teenager and… he’s a BMW guy,” Farley admitted.
“It’s totally maddening. Don’t even get me started.”
However, he admitted that it is a pattern that runs in the family, as he did not like his father’s cars, but that it may be good from a business point of view not to be overshadowed by Ford.
“Even though I love cars and I love racing, I’m a business person,” he said.
“It’s not like it clouds my judgment. I’m actually very wary of it.
“I tried not to let my love of cars cloud my judgment as CEO of a public company.”
“Sometimes it’s hard,” he joked before noting that his wife has always been a Ford fan, unlike his son, who grew up with a white station wagon.
Meanwhile, Ford fans will get to see a new and improved version of the company’s 60-year-old best-selling muscle car.
History of the Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang first arrived in the 1960s, when the company’s vice president envisioned a sports engine aimed at young people.
It was developed quickly and on a tight budget, first debuting in 1964.
Ford planned for 100,000 sales in the first year – but the extremely popular car sold 22,000 units on the first day alone.
It was designed as an affordable but performance-based car.
The Ford Mustang line launched an entire genre of vehicles – known as “Pony Cars.”
Over the years, the classic car became much larger and bulkier.
In the summer of 2018, Ford built its 10 millionth model of the car.
There have been different versions of almost every generation.
The Ford Mustang could be back with a new lineup potentially slated for launch.
A seventh generation of the classic Ford Mustang was launched in 2022 and the CEO confirmed that the muscle car is “by far” the best-selling coupe in the world.
However, the new versions would have to have the “performance and attitude” of current brands to remain competitive and popular.
Despite this, the CEO assured Mustang lovers that any remake of the car will still be the same at its core.
“We will never build a Mustang that isn’t a Mustang,” he said.
While the design team considers a new model, Ford’s leadership team has undergone a shakeup after an electric vehicle expert was recruited as the company’s new CFO.
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