Ford global boss tests BYD Shark 6 in Australia, and he has thoughts

An Australian road trip has seen Ford CEO Jim Farley sample plug-in hybrid utes from BYD and GWM – and he says he can see the appeal.
Jim Farley photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images.
The global CEO of Ford, Jim Farley, has revealed he has driven the BYD Shark 6 and GWM Cannon Alpha plug-in hybrid utes on a flying visit to Australia this week.And he has come away impressed with the Chinese upstarts – provided you don’t need to use them for “real work”.The Ford CEO has