Mazda was never part of PAG, but it had a longer relationship with Ford than any of those other companies — dating as far back as , when the two collaborated on transmissions. Ten years later, Ford bought shares in the Japanese automaker, and by , owned enough stock to control it. The ownership was largely to their mutual benefit. Amazon and Cox Automotive have also invested in Rivian, which plans to build vehicles in an old Mitsubishi plant in Normal, Illinois.
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Just months later, the global financial crisis hit, thrashing the auto industry, including Tata Motors, which made trucks and inexpensive cars too. Nearly half of what Ford Motor paid to acquire both brands. At that time JLR's retro designs was getting outdated, and competing with new efficient diesel engines was just making the British carmaker redundant. It's not that the American car manufacturer Ford did not tried the turnaround.
The carmaker started the work much earlier with focus of resolving quality problems. But, the carmaker was not able to really dent the luxury car market. Before handing over to Tata Motors, Ford launched Jaguar X-Type, an entry level Jaguar, but later criticised for building a disguised version of Ford's bestselling Mondeo sedan in the European markets.
However, it was Tata, who was convinced the new acquisition will turn out well in future. According to an article by Forbes, Tata Motors majorly focussed on three areas - improving liquidity, cost control and new products.
Three clear and pointed strategy later worked out well for the company. At that time, one thing that came as a blessing for JLR was the changing consumer preference from luxury cars to luxury SUVs.
On other hand, Jaguar was facing the serious challenge to sell the XJ sedan and the XK coupe because of the retro design. Nifty 17, Mulally is aiming to reach profitability in , a tough goal with U. Although there has been speculation that Ford will sell Volvo as well, Mulally has said he intends to hang on to Volvo, at least for now. For Tata Motors, the deal catapults its profile in the global car marketplace. The automaker is controlled by Tata Group, a privately held Indian industrial conglomerate with 98 operating companies in industries such as heavy trucks, energy, chemicals, communications and engineering, but the Tata brand is not well-known worldwide.
Actually, they are probably the only company that could come in and do this. Few Americans know of Tata, and dealers initially expressed skepticism over the deal when rumors began floating around in July that it was interested in Jaguar and Land Rover. But after learning more, some say they now are looking forward to the new owners. Tata is a big company. They have lots of resources and the money to invest in new products.
Chairman Ratan Tata has shown enthusiasm for the product. Mike O'Driscoll, managing director of Jaguar Cars, says he's met with Ratan Tata and is encouraged that the new owners will let the Jaguar staff run the company with little interference. Tata "will give us some space. They want us to run our business, be a premium British car company," he says.
Ford spent a fortune acquiring Jaguar and, a decade later, Land Rover — enough that the sale to Tata will end up a money-loser. Since , Land Rover's U.
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