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March 21, 2026 | Weekend Drive: Ford's casting gamble; China's route to U.S. via Canada

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Ford's betting on giant castings to beat Chinese automakers in efficiency.
This Weekend Drive episode discusses Ford's bet on mega castings for electric pickups, driven by competition from Chinese automakers. It covers repair cost research, tariff impacts on Toyota and others, and how Chinese brands might enter the US market via Canada, alongside EV market trends.

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A brisk auto-industry briefing on assembly change, trade pressure, and supply-chain fallout.

Weekend Drive pulls two auto-industry stories into a clear, practical frame: how manufacturing bets and trade friction are changing the business.

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Ford's giant-casting gamble, China's Canada route, and the tariff math behind both.

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