# Ford sells Jaguar & Land Rover to India's Tata **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 26, 2008, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661 "2008-03-26T07:20:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/1 "2008-03-26T07:20:18Z")
> **[Ford sells Jaguar, Land Rover to India’s Tata](http://www.nbcnews.com/id/23797447/)** > > Ford Motor Co. is selling its storied Jaguar and Land Rover businesses to India’s Tata Motors Ltd. in a deal that will net the struggling U.S. automaker about $1.7 billion — roughly a third of the price it paid for the two luxury brands. Read and discuss. ---
**Author:** ![RLB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rlb/32/5196_2.png) [@RLB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RLB)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/2 "2008-03-26T07:24:28Z")
Wow Ford is pretty desperate. I wonder what is going to happen to those two brands now. ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/3 "2008-03-26T07:27:45Z")
![http://www.motivemag.com/Content/uploads/1/leaper.jpg](http://www.motivemag.com/Content/uploads/1/leaper.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/4 "2008-03-26T07:32:29Z")
I thought I read that a while ago. Unless it was something else Tata purchased. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/5 "2008-03-26T07:34:27Z")
> [@fiend540](#): > :lol: but honestly, I’m pretty sad about this :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/6 "2008-03-26T07:38:21Z")
:tup: It’s a good move by Ford to start putting their money and efforts into their core brand. I don’t care about Jaguar or Land Rover because neither are brands I’d ever care to own. BMW, Lexus, MB \> Jaguar. \* \> Land Rover unless you’re going on an African safari. ---
**Author:** ![93gspeccivic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/93gspeccivic/32/5137_2.png) [@93gspeccivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93gspeccivic)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/7 "2008-03-26T07:43:30Z")
> [@fiend540](#): > thats so funny, it is really sad that ford is this desperate. ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/8 "2008-03-26T07:46:35Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > :tup: > > It’s a good move by Ford to start putting their money and efforts into their core brand. Agreed. These brands were brought on as the Premiere Group, along with Aston, but now is the time for focusing, not diversification. ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/9 "2008-03-26T07:54:30Z")
what tata makes: ![http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/graphics/2008/01/12/mftat2.jpg](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/graphics/2008/01/12/mftat2.jpg) ![http://www.portfolio.com/images/feeds/news-markets/national-news/ap/007fe171-1da3-4e03-](http://www.portfolio.com/images/feeds/news-markets/national-news/ap/007fe171-1da3-4e03-) ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/10 "2008-03-26T07:55:50Z")
I love that Jaguar graphic 🙂 So what is Tata going to do, make mini Jaguars and mini Land Rovers? ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/11 "2008-03-26T08:26:14Z")
lol at people thinking this was a bad move by ford. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/12 "2008-03-26T08:34:42Z")
Maybe Land Rover will have $2500 SUVs that Ford will have to compete with.:biglaugh: ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/13 "2008-03-26T08:55:44Z")
tank you…come again. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/14 "2008-03-26T09:08:35Z")
For some reason I don’t see this necessarily as a bad thing. ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/15 "2008-03-26T10:27:06Z")
looks like my wife wont be using my dads z plan on a new land rover lol ---
**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/16 "2008-03-26T11:02:37Z")
So instead of Jags being Ford Contours in disguise, they’re going to be Tibourons. _edit_ scratch that, for some reason I thought Tata was owned by Hyundai. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/17 "2008-03-26T11:06:42Z")
> [@Cavi Mike](#): > > So instead of Jags being Ford Contours in disguise, they’re going to be Tibourons. LOL, The contour had NOTHING to do with the jaguars. Infact, the jaguar x-type rode on the same chassis as a ford mondeo (which is actually a pretty nice awd car in europe) And the S-type had some parts in common with the lincoln LS. Which, also is a nice car. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ford-sells-jaguar-land-rover-to-indias-tata/45661/18 "2008-03-26T11:32:49Z")
They both sucked…except ![http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album144/aaz.sized.jpg](http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album144/aaz.sized.jpg)