TATA finally bags the Jaguar and Landrover deal

Mallikarjun · 26th March 2008, 18:36

It feels good to see Indian companies acquiring big brands!.
Particularly, TATA is creating waves through (planned) acquisition of brands like - Jaguar, Land Rover, Starbucks etc.
It shall also change the indian market scene. Nice to see two indian auto companies Maruti & TATA taking the lead and bringing very good cars and brands in to India!

Way to go!!!

scorp 1 · 26th March 2008, 20:09

Deal is done. Tata acquires Jaguar and Land Rover for $2.3bn ! Wow !

BBC NEWS | Business | Tata buys Jaguar in £1.15bn deal

Also read this : BBC NEWS | Business | Who gains most as Tata buys UK legends?

"But best of all for Tata, the pain of pouring cash into Jaguar and Land Rover will be mitigated by the fact they can then apply the resulting technology to improve its own models in India, helping it steal a march on rivals both at home and internationally."

TrueDreamer · 26th March 2008, 21:12

A very great news indeed! So we can now expect the best technologies to come in our TATA vehicles along with other luxury cars and suvs.

csentil · 26th March 2008, 21:15

Man, it gives me great pleasure and pride to read this news. Way to go. Hoping to see them soon in India.

Hurrycane12 · 26th March 2008, 21:20

Kudos to the Tata Motors team they have the entire range from top end to low end. Thanks to them the Indian auto industry will get a good boost in the international market

tushky · 26th March 2008, 21:57

i wish tata will make land rover and jag. in 12 to 15 lakhs.. without giving cruise control, gps, alloys, passanger side airbag,rear power windows, rear fog lamp, parking sensors and some costly features.

redfire · 26th March 2008, 22:13

Great move, kudos to TATA. Hope Tata will manage to make these into profit unlike Ford. But still I wonder how can Tata do this while an International giant like Ford failed to do so. Waiting eagerly to see their plans and strategies, and ofcourse Indian launch and cheaper versions too

Sankar · 26th March 2008, 22:19

Let's wait & watch how this will evolve over the years.

All the best to Tata.

toiingg · 26th March 2008, 22:46

Great news.

Waiting to see what Jeremy Clarkson has to say now. Lol.

esteem_lover · 26th March 2008, 22:50

Good news for the TATAs. Only time will tell what this holds for us.

rishia · 27th March 2008, 09:12

Atleast for Jag, that will be the biggest mistake Tata will do.. Ford tried to make Jag a regular brand.. and look it had to sell it off to Tata Motors (a relatively new entrant in the field). The Jag brand needs to have a premium appeal to sell.. It will be an uphill task for Tata since they are associated with Nano everywhere.. lets see how they handle it..

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Originally Posted by tushky

i wish tata will make land rover and jag. in 12 to 15 lakhs.. without giving cruise control, gps, alloys, passanger side airbag,rear power windows, rear fog lamp, parking sensors and some costly features.

4x4addict · 27th March 2008, 11:10

Tata should rename Jaguar to Tiger.

ram_hyundai · 27th March 2008, 11:28

Good to read that in the paper.I would expect the guys at TATA to bring in a jag plant and start making them here,lol.
ram

moralfibre · 27th March 2008, 11:40

Congratulations TATA.

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Originally Posted by ram_hyundai

Good to read that in the paper.I would expect the guys at TATA to bring in a jag plant and start making them here,lol.
ram

May be you aren't aware that TATA manufactures Jaguar engine blocks at its facility in Pune.

Mayavi · 27th March 2008, 11:49

All I ask from TATA is to revive the XJ220 with the help of Ferrari and you are back in business.
http://members.fortunecity.com/freec...g_xj220_05.jpg

I think Ford didn't allow Jaguar to build supercars as it would put it in direct competition to Aston Marting which was also owned by Ford till recently.

26th March 2008, 18:36	#16
Mallikarjun BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 44 Thanked: 8 Times	It feels good to see Indian companies acquiring big brands!. Particularly, TATA is creating waves through (planned) acquisition of brands like - Jaguar, Land Rover, Starbucks etc. It shall also change the indian market scene. Nice to see two indian auto companies Maruti & TATA taking the lead and bringing very good cars and brands in to India! Way to go!!!
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26th March 2008, 20:09	#17
scorp 1 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: DL Posts: 167 Thanked: 6 Times	Deal is done. Tata acquires Jaguar and Land Rover for $2.3bn ! Wow ! BBC NEWS \| Business \| Tata buys Jaguar in £1.15bn deal Also read this : BBC NEWS \| Business \| Who gains most as Tata buys UK legends? "But best of all for Tata, the pain of pouring cash into Jaguar and Land Rover will be mitigated by the fact they can then apply the resulting technology to improve its own models in India, helping it steal a march on rivals both at home and internationally." Last edited by scorp 1 : 26th March 2008 at 20:16.
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26th March 2008, 21:12	#18
TrueDreamer BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 276 Thanked: 16 Times	A very great news indeed! So we can now expect the best technologies to come in our TATA vehicles along with other luxury cars and suvs.
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26th March 2008, 21:15	#19
csentil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,349 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	Man, it gives me great pleasure and pride to read this news. Way to go. Hoping to see them soon in India.
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26th March 2008, 21:20	#20
Hurrycane12 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Puttur Posts: 459 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	Kudos to the Tata Motors team they have the entire range from top end to low end. Thanks to them the Indian auto industry will get a good boost in the international market
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26th March 2008, 21:57	#21
tushky Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 1,233 Thanked: 2,702 Times View My Garage	i wish tata will make land rover and jag. in 12 to 15 lakhs.. without giving cruise control, gps, alloys, passanger side airbag,rear power windows, rear fog lamp, parking sensors and some costly features. Last edited by tushky : 26th March 2008 at 22:00.
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26th March 2008, 22:13	#22
redfire BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago, USA Posts: 449 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	Great move, kudos to TATA. Hope Tata will manage to make these into profit unlike Ford. But still I wonder how can Tata do this while an International giant like Ford failed to do so. Waiting eagerly to see their plans and strategies, and ofcourse Indian launch and cheaper versions too
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26th March 2008, 22:19	#23
Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Location Posts: 5,766 Thanked: 9,054 Times	Let's wait & watch how this will evolve over the years. All the best to Tata.
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26th March 2008, 22:46	#24
toiingg BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 639 Thanked: 266 Times	Great news. Waiting to see what Jeremy Clarkson has to say now. Lol.
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26th March 2008, 22:50	#25
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Good news for the TATAs. Only time will tell what this holds for us.
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27th March 2008, 11:10	#27
4x4addict Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 4,483 Thanked: 4,532 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	Tata should rename Jaguar to Tiger.
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27th March 2008, 11:28	#28
ram_hyundai Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calicut ,trisur Posts: 2,020 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	Good to read that in the paper.I would expect the guys at TATA to bring in a jag plant and start making them here,lol. ram
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27th March 2008, 11:49	#30
Mayavi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 682 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	All I ask from TATA is to revive the XJ220 with the help of Ferrari and you are back in business. http://members.fortunecity.com/freec...g_xj220_05.jpg I think Ford didn't allow Jaguar to build supercars as it would put it in direct competition to Aston Marting which was also owned by Ford till recently. Last edited by Mayavi : 27th March 2008 at 12:04.
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