Pursuits
Ford Spent $200,000 to Dissect a Limited-Edition Tesla Model X
- Original owner got Model X through Tesla referral promotion
- No. 2 U.S. automaker shells out $55,000 more than sticker
Ford Pays $55,000 More Than Sticker for Tesla Model X SUV
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Ford Motor Co. paid $199,950 -- $55,000 more than the sticker price -- to buy one of the first sport utility vehicles made by Tesla Motors Inc. so it could test and examine the electric SUV.
Ford bought the 64th Model X -- a white Founders Series version -- last month. Spied recently in the Detroit area with Michigan manufacturers’ plates, it originally belonged to a California coin dealer who bought it as part of Tesla’s customer-referral promotion.