Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Ford Unloads Land Rover and Jaguar, Cheaply


Automotive news is really the purview of The Other Half, but even I was aware that Ford Motor Company was in some financial dire straights. So, it's time for them to offload some of their extraneous brands. Jaguar, for one, never seemed like a good Ford fit to me, and apparently they finally think so too. But how strange is it that a British mainstay like Jaguar could be taken over first by former British colonists, the USA, and now be run by India? I'll bet the Queen is not amused.

[Excerpt]

Ford clears new path with sale of Jaguar, Land Rover

Ford Motor Co. removed a major distraction from its massive restructuring plan with the sale of luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover to India's Tata Group, analysts said on Wednesday. . .

Read more at: The Economic Times

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