Ford CEO says Tesla's Cybertruck is only for 'Silicon Valley people' and he's not threatened by it: 'I make trucks for real people who do real work'

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Ford CEO says Tesla's Cybertruck is only for 'Silicon Valley people' and he's not threatened by it: 'I make trucks for real people who do real work'
businessinsider.com
  • Ford's CEO said Tesla's Cybertruck is for "Silicon Valley people" not "real people who do real work."
  • Jim Farley said Tesla's pickup truck won't compete with the F-150 Lightning.
  • Tesla is expected to release the EV pickup later this year, but it's been delayed several times.
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Why doesn’t he just say they actually make real trucks?

Because insulting large portions of the population is apparently the in thing with CEOs these days.

Because unlike recent examples, the CEO of Ford has experience in wording his statements to maximize investor value.