Jalopnik Precast: New BMW Boss, Ford's Bad Quarter, Tesla Electric Car

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On today's Jalopnik Precast, Spinelli and Farago wonder if the ascension of BMW's new boss can be owed to his transforming the company's Spartanburg, SC plant into a world-class production outfit, or whether it's his street-gang affiliations. They also look at Ford's latest quarterly results, and examine a new electric supercar that may give Hollywood types something worthy of valet parking.