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Going, Going..........Gone!

December 16th 2007 23:51
Autoloud has spoken about this subject before but it bears the mention once more.

JAGUAR (and LAND-ROVER) are about to be sold to an Indian company in the first quarter of 2008. The favourite, at this stage to be first over the finishing line is TATA.

Now, the sad thing about all this is, what does the future hold for these two brands with the builder of a current lineup which comprises a small hatch, a range of pickups and an SUV, none of which are renowned for their reliability. If you have a spare five minutes take a trip to carsurvey. org and click through to TATA. This website allows owners/ drivers to voice their opinions on their vehicles, Not many happy campers there in TATAland I can tell you!

This is the company you will be buying a Jaguar from very shortly.

Maybe TATA feel they can cross brand them? Perhaps the TATA Safari will suffice as the SUV Jaguar had to have, I can see it now, the shiny leaper covered in mud, the ex- Peugeot 404 diesel engine ( all 1948cc of it) failing to proceed across the ploughed field. Maybe the X-Type will become the promised TATA mid-range sedan, they one they promised seven years ago and couldnt deliver!

The future is nearly here and I hold grave fears for both Jaguar and Land-Rover, the only thing left to do is find that XJ-C I promised myself years ago, stick it in a shed and wait for it to go up in value. Like all great artists the value of their work climbs when they go to the big studio in the sky, so raise a glass to Sir William Lyons, the founder of Jaguar. Do you hear that hum? thats the sound of him turning in his grave at 5200rpm!
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Comment by lowlife-58

December 17th 2007 10:40
A very , very black day automotive history if this happens

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