This article discusses the reasons behind the author’s opinion. He says Ford has factories worldwide. He also believes the Ford heirs would not allow it.
I think that Tesla would benefit from a deal with Ford for distributing Tesla cars. The author talks about acquiring Ford’s manufacturing facilities. But Tesla is already manufacturing cars in Shanghai, the Gigafactory in Berlin is well on its way to be making cars by the end of next year, and Tesla is building the Gigafactory in Austin, TX to build cars and trucks maybe by the end of next year. Tesla built 500,000 cars this year and I heard maybe 800,000 or more in 2021. Tesla’s assembly lines are highly automated – like 75%, and I would think that Tesla would probably have to rebuild the Ford plants if they acquired them. But Ford could be a parts and subassembly maker for any car maker.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/12/19/the-surprisingly-good-reason-why-tesla-should-acqu/