Is it a fish being cooked on the bonnet???

devarshi84 · 18th July 2007, 23:45

1. Mitsubishi EVO IX coming officially for 70 lacs

2. Ferrari to drive in India with Bajaj!!!

3. Bajaj to Acquire Ducati

4. Tata Motors eyeing Jaguar and land rover

5. Could jaguar go Indian?

6. audi to take on Corolla and Civic

I certainly smell something fishy as all news have a mistake somewhere. An evo for 70 lacs after being available as an import for around 20-25? bajaj suddenly looking at Ducati?(werent they talking with Renault?) Audi launching a hatch in India and not even looking at BMW and Mercedes?What's your take on this? Especially with all the articles being in the media.

autopsyche · 19th July 2007, 00:11

The media is smoking..... literally!

hellspawn · 19th July 2007, 00:36

the media is smoking a lot of pot these days,i presume!!

esteem_lover · 19th July 2007, 01:01

I have to agree on everything else because i have not read those articles, but this ??

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Originally Posted by devarshi84

2. Ferrari to drive in India with Bajaj!!!

i thought ferrari were in with TATA, not bajaj ?

CrAzY dRiVeR · 19th July 2007, 01:03

Hey, Why do we blame it all on the media?

Just read through the pages we have here, the enthusiasm many have shown. The media might be pulling jokes to sell papers, but many have fell for it

(PS: including me in some threads)

speedzak · 19th July 2007, 03:24

I pray all these comes true.
Yes, yes! Except that 70L price tag kinda stuff!

If only, wishes were horses!

reignofchaos · 19th July 2007, 03:38

Media is on crack of late... Enough said

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BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 19th July 2007, 09:59

All this could be deliberate smoke screens, hiding the real plans.

mclaren1885 · 19th July 2007, 10:12

Is April 1 around the corner? Or is there another fools day?

finneyp · 19th July 2007, 10:25

There is no smoke without a fire!

Such news are normally floated when a Company insider leaks it to the media, while the Company officially denying the reports until the deal is inked!

Mayavi · 19th July 2007, 10:54

Information leak like this is done to increase the share prices. Now that people know that TATA is interested, they would start buying up Jaguar (Ford) shares in the hope that whenever the sale happens it would fetch them good returns. Same thing happened with Chorus deal, their shares increased 10 - 15% after it was known that TATA was interested. Eventually TATA had to pay a billion more than its initial offer.

Joz · 19th July 2007, 11:04

I second Mayavi here. Most of such news is generated as a PR measure, either by the buyer (say Tata?) or the seller (Ford).

Unlike the Bajaj-Ducati/Triumph deal where I see a whole lot of synergy, Tata is better off staying away from companies like Jaguar. They should rather focus on deriving visible gains from the Fiat deal. Like say better product quality.

GTO · 19th July 2007, 11:05

Its the media doing what they do best....speculate. And they do go overboard sometimes. But hey, nothing sells more than an eye-opening headline right?

typeOnegative · 19th July 2007, 11:09

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Originally Posted by mclaren1885

Is April 1 around the corner? Or is there another fools day?

Yes it is around the corner. A very wide one. There is no need for braking and the press is sure as hell not applying them.

Mayavi · 19th July 2007, 11:09

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Originally Posted by Joz

I second Mayavi here. Most of such news is generated as a PR measure, either by the buyer (say Tata?) or the seller (Ford).

A prospective buyer would never say a word about a future purchase. It will drive up the aquired companies shares and buyers shares will go down. Its a Loss-Loss situation for TATA to leak this news.

It is like this, if you are in the market for a vintage car and find one, you wont say good things about the vehicle in front of the seller, would you? That would give the seller a hint that he has something very valuable on his hands and would jack up the price.

18th July 2007, 23:45	#1
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	Is it a fish being cooked on the bonnet??? 1. Mitsubishi EVO IX coming officially for 70 lacs 2. Ferrari to drive in India with Bajaj!!! 3. Bajaj to Acquire Ducati 4. Tata Motors eyeing Jaguar and land rover 5. Could jaguar go Indian? 6. audi to take on Corolla and Civic I certainly smell something fishy as all news have a mistake somewhere. An evo for 70 lacs after being available as an import for around 20-25? bajaj suddenly looking at Ducati?(werent they talking with Renault?) Audi launching a hatch in India and not even looking at BMW and Mercedes?What's your take on this? Especially with all the articles being in the media.
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19th July 2007, 00:11	#2
autopsyche Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Delhi, Indi Posts: 1,519 Thanked: 33 Times View My Garage	The media is smoking..... literally!
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19th July 2007, 00:36	#3
hellspawn Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,686 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	the media is smoking a lot of pot these days,i presume!!
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19th July 2007, 01:03	#5
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 17,181 Thanked: 73,510 Times View My Garage	Hey, Why do we blame it all on the media? Just read through the pages we have here, the enthusiasm many have shown. The media might be pulling jokes to sell papers, but many have fell for it (PS: including me in some threads)
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19th July 2007, 03:24	#6
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	I pray all these comes true. Yes, yes! Except that 70L price tag kinda stuff! If only, wishes were horses!
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19th July 2007, 03:38	#7
reignofchaos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,542 Thanked: 2,450 Times View My Garage	Media is on crack of late... Enough said .
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19th July 2007, 09:59	#8
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	All this could be deliberate smoke screens, hiding the real plans.
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mclaren1885 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !! Posts: 4,820 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	Is April 1 around the corner? Or is there another fools day?
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19th July 2007, 10:25	#10
finneyp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,716 Thanked: 319 Times View My Garage	There is no smoke without a fire! Such news are normally floated when a Company insider leaks it to the media, while the Company officially denying the reports until the deal is inked!
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19th July 2007, 10:54	#11
Mayavi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 682 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Information leak like this is done to increase the share prices. Now that people know that TATA is interested, they would start buying up Jaguar (Ford) shares in the hope that whenever the sale happens it would fetch them good returns. Same thing happened with Chorus deal, their shares increased 10 - 15% after it was known that TATA was interested. Eventually TATA had to pay a billion more than its initial offer.
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19th July 2007, 11:04	#12
Joz BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dubai Posts: 247 Thanked: 2 Times	I second Mayavi here. Most of such news is generated as a PR measure, either by the buyer (say Tata?) or the seller (Ford). Unlike the Bajaj-Ducati/Triumph deal where I see a whole lot of synergy, Tata is better off staying away from companies like Jaguar. They should rather focus on deriving visible gains from the Fiat deal. Like say better product quality.
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19th July 2007, 11:05	#13
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,788 Times View My Garage	Its the media doing what they do best....speculate. And they do go overboard sometimes. But hey, nothing sells more than an eye-opening headline right?
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