It was recently revealed that Ford had bought a Tesla Model X "Founders Series" from a Coin Dealer. They paid over $200 000 for the car, which is $50 000 more than the Coin Dealer paid for it.
Ford bought the car to study it, test it and take it apparat. Ford is falling behind their competitors, and will therefore invest several billions of dollars in the coming years to make 13 electric and hybrid cars within 2020 to catch up in the marked. So naturally, they start with studying the Tesla Model X :)
