Ford CEO Jim Farley

Spike's Car Radio

Spike Feresten

Leisure, Automotive

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Ford CEO Jim Farley joins Spike for a deep dive into the Mustang GTD, Chinese EV dominance, and his passion for racing. He shares personal stories, including memories of his cousin Chris Farley, and previews his podcast DRIVE. Plus, Spike and Jonny go in on the Lotus Emira’s stiff ride and unpack the mystery behind Barry Keoghan’s Jaguar Type 00 publicity stunt. _____________________________________________________ 📻 Listen to DRIVE with Jim Farley Check out the new season of the Ford CEO's car podcast! https://lnk.to/drivewithjimfarleyPS!spikescarradio 🛠️ RaceDeck - Transform Your Garage Get 15% off plus free shipping with code SPIKE911 https://RaceDeck.com 🔥 Huel - Fuel Your Lifestyle Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF + a FREE Gift with code SPIKE911 at https://huel.com/spike911 (Minimum $75 purchase). 💰 Tax Network USA - Get Ahead on Your Taxes Use our link or call 1(800) 958-1000 to get your IRS troubles sorted! https://tnusa.com/Spike911 🏎️ Win a Porsche 911! Get 10% off with promo code SPIKE10 at https://000magazine.com and enter to win 000 Magazine's custom Porsche 911 Turbo S! _____________________________________________________ Jim Farley gives an inside look at the Ford Mustang GTD’s production, racing budgets, and why he’s pushing Ford towards rally racing. He also unpacks lessons from analyzing Chinese EVs, with some surprising insights into their rapid progress. Meanwhile, Spike puts the AMG-powered Lotus Emira 2.0 Turbo under the microscope—stunning to look at, brutal to drive. And in a moment of self-reflection, the guys realize they might’ve been duped by a Jaguar marketing stunt featuring Barry Keoghan. _____________________________________________________ 📧 To advertise with Spike’s Car Radio, contact Club Road Associates: [email protected] 🌐 https://www.clubroadassociates.com Produced by Skyview Entertainment & Q6 Media https://q6.media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I think last time we spoke, you were able to get me one of those beautiful Bronco heritage limited editions.
0:05.0	Yeah, what did you think?
0:06.0	I'm so happy with it.
0:07.4	Yeah.
0:07.9	Until I heard from somebody in your organization that there are some new limited editions coming out.
0:14.1	Yeah, there's one that's coming up that my team's going to be upset.
0:17.0	I will get in trouble if I talk about.
0:18.5	Can you tell us anything?
0:20.2	Sure.
0:21.1	Let's do it.
0:25.5	And here we are, Spike's Car Radio.
0:27.8	On a rainy, rainy Tuesday, we're having rain.
0:32.2	It's rainy out.
0:33.5	It's rain week here in Los Angeles.
0:34.7	It's rain week.
0:36.4	And it's also rare that we're recording on a Tuesday morning.
0:40.1	It is.
0:40.7	I have a very special car we're going to talk about in a little bit.
0:43.8	Lotus Amira tuned by AMG.
0:46.5	It's got an engine tuned by AMG.
0:48.3	But the reason we're here on a Tuesday morning is because we're interviewing the CEO of Ford, Johnny.
0:53.9	That's a big game.
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