New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Ford Motor Company President and CEO Jim Farley said that taking apart cars from Tesla and Chinese rivals "humbled" and "shocked" him. The discovery he said led to a shakeup at the American carmaker, as per a Business Insider report.

Speaking on the Office Hours: Business Edition podcast, the business leader said that the shock pushed him to make big changes to make Ford competitive against Tesla and electric vehicle (EV) makers from China.

According to Farley, while taking apart competitors vehicles (a standard practice in the auto industry), Ford found that Tesla's Model 3 had around 1.6 km of wiring less than Ford's Mustang Mach-E. The numbers were similar when compared to Chinese EV makers, he added.

"I was ve...