Ford to sell Land Rover & Jaguar to Tata Motors of India

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  1. hycamguy07

    hycamguy07 New Member

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    Has anyone else seen this?

    Ive heard so far the highest bidder is Tata Motors for $13 billion.

    Ford eyes Tata for Jaguar sell-off - CNN.com


    I wonder if Chevrolet is suffering and or selling their off brands....?..
     
    #1 hycamguy07, Jan 18, 2008
  2. hycamguy07

    hycamguy07 New Member

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    You guys remember Tata Motors.!?..

    They are the India based auto manufacturer that boasts the $2500 car...

    This is the Tata Nano
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    Gee It kinda resembles a Prius, "kinda"...

    <IMG style="; WIDTH: expression(this.width > 800 ? 800: true); max-width: 800px" alt="" src="http://www.japanparts.com/shop/pic/cars/prius.jpg" border=0>
     
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  3. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    omg... no. :( There goes Jaguar...
     
    #3 Tideland Prius, Jan 18, 2008
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    WARHORSE New Member

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    its a shame to see such a great marque like Jaguar suffering these days

    The C, D, & E types were some of the sexiest sports/racing cars ever built
     
    #4 WARHORSE, Jan 18, 2008
  5. patsparks

    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    I don't see why Tata can't own Jag and make a decent car too. Jag have struggled with it thus far but maybe Tata can turn them around.
     
    #5 patsparks, Jan 19, 2008
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    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    I hope you're right.
     
    #6 Tideland Prius, Jan 19, 2008
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    of course, because Tata is so well known as a builder of quality exotics & sports cars :rolleyes:
     
    #7 WARHORSE, Jan 19, 2008
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    Well, apart from the brand new XF, for a long time I havn't seen anything coming out from Jag that was worth a second look. So, they can hardly do any more damage to the brand imo.
     
    #8 vtie, Jan 21, 2008
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