Two separate news reports, the first one all over the international media from CNBC to Edmunds.com to BBC and CNN about Tata wanting to take a stake in Pininfarina which is also setting up a design studio in Pune:
Italy's Pininfarina says India's Tata Group to participate in capital increase - News - MSNBC.com
And this one on Economic Times about Mahindra wanting to take a stake in Stile Bertone:
Mahindras have designs on Stile Bertone- Automobiles-Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times
Hey have these guys made SO MUCH $$$$ by selling us antiquated Jeeps, UVs, Trucks and Buses for so long ????????????
Seriously - it looks like it made more economic sense to keep making the same vehicles for decades than it did to keep innovating and bringing out new products.