http://www.autoblog.com/2016/04/20/ford-55000-markup-tesla-model-x/ Ford pays $55,000 markup for Tesla Model X Apr 20th 2016 Danny King
[image http://www.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/382/819/3/S3828193/slug/l/01-2016-tesla-model-x-fd-1.jpg 2016 Tesla Model X front 3/4 view ] Ford pays 38% extra for a Founders Series electric SUV. The Blue Oval just shelled out some serious extra cash for a Tesla Model X. Ford paid $199,950 [ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-20/ford-pays-199-950-before-taxes-for-tesla-s-64th-model-x-suv ] for one of the first all-electric SUVs produced by the California-based automaker, Bloomberg News says, citing vehicle-registration documents. That's a $55,000 mark up – 38 percent – from the car's sticker price. Ford's sinking about $4.5 billion in its effort to speed up its electric-vehicle technology, so the price tag for this Model X isn't all that much. Ford spokesman Erich Merkle said in an e-mail to Autoblog that it was, "common industry practice among many automakers to buy production vehicles for testing as soon as they are released" and that the effort often involved paying more than sticker price. A Tesla representative didn't immediately responded to a request for comment from Autoblog on Wednesday. For more on these competitive tear-downs, check out this classic article [ http://www.wired.com/2006/02/teardown/ ] from WIRED. The "as soon as they are released" is important because, in this case, it means that Ford had to spring for a Founders Series X, of which fewer than 100 were made. The Model X P90D also comes equipped with the Ludicrous Speed option that propels the SUV from 0 to 60 miles per hour in just over three seconds. The car was originally owned by a California-based coin dealer, who got the rights to buy the car by referring 11 buyers to Tesla. He immediately flipped the car to a Chicago dealership, and Ford ponied up last month. New Tesla EVs tend to be met with a frenzy when they're first made available to the public, most recently, the Model 3. We noted back in late January [ http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/25/first-used-tesla-model-x-offered-with-an-80k-markup/ ] that one early owner of a Model X put his SUV on the market (via the website Panjo) for $215,000, or about $81,000 more than the car's $134,200 sticker price. So while we won't go as far as calling Ford's purchase a bargain, the early-model markups aren't exactly rare. And for those who did get in line early, Tesla delivered about 2,400 Model X SUVs during the first quarter. [© autoblog.com 2016 AOL] ... http://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-paid-almost-200000-tesla-model-x-p90d/ Ford Paid Almost $200,000 for its Own Tesla Model X P90D [Apr 20th 2016] Ford bought its own Tesla Model X electric SUV for $199,950, according to a new report. The Blue Oval bought the vehicle second-hand for ... [dated] http://insideevs.com/tesla-now-pays-1000-referral-sales-first-ten-gets-free-model-x/ Tesla Now Pays $1,000 For Referral Sales, First To Refer ... insideevs.com/tesla-now-pays-1000-referral-sales-first-ten-gets-free-mod... One Referral Nets $1,000 – If You Are Fast, 10 Could Net You A Free Tesla Model X. It is no secret .... July 29, 2015 at 6:11 pm ... If you are considering buying the car and want to save $1000, feel free to use my link: http://ts.la/stephen8299. ... http://www.motoraty.com/cars/blog/2015/08/01/hands-tesla-model-free-referring-10-buyers/ Get Your Hands On Tesla Model X for Free By Referring 10 ... www.motoraty.com › Home › Tips & Advice › Buying Aug 1, 2015 - Get Your Hands On Tesla Model X for Free By Referring 10 Buyers. You can get it totally free if you're the first person in your region to refer 10 ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Ford-pays-55-000-markup-for-a-flipped-200k-Tesla-X-P90D-Founders-Series-EV-tp4681706.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
