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#53 of 62 Re: Guess who... [davethecarnut] by volvomax

Sep 12, 2007 (1:18 pm)

Replying to: davethecarnut (Sep 11, 2007 10:33 pm)
Would a foreign buyer still keep the British factories?
 
Well, thats what the chinese buyer of Rover Cars did.

#54 of 62 Re: Guess who... [volvomax] by british_rover

Sep 12, 2007 (1:27 pm)

Replying to: volvomax (Sep 12, 2007 1:18 pm)
Aren't they also opening factories in China and perhaps Oklahoma?

#55 of 62 Re: Guess who... [british_rover] by volvomax

Sep 12, 2007 (3:54 pm)

Replying to: british_rover (Sep 12, 2007 1:27 pm)
Aren't they also opening factories in China and perhaps Oklahoma?
 
China yes.
Dunno about OK.

#56 of 62 Re: Guess who... [volvomax] by british_rover

Sep 12, 2007 (4:03 pm)

Replying to: volvomax (Sep 12, 2007 3:54 pm)
Well it is planned to happen
 
and another
 
Still those stories are over a year old and I haven't heard anything sense.

#57 of 62 Re: mwuhahahah [qbrozen] by mudgal

Sep 17, 2007 (9:07 am)

Replying to: qbrozen (Sep 09, 2007 2:55 pm)
Not sure about Volvo but for Jaguar and Land Rover, almost everyday there is an article in Indian newspapers on Tata's bid. Critics are damning Tata for the step.

#58 of 62 Tata Jaguar, Land Rover by steve_ HOST

Dec 20, 2007 (9:17 pm)

"India's No. 1 automaker will be named the winning bidder for Ford Motor's luxury brands, according to a British newspaper"
 
Report: Tata Wins Jaguar, Land Rover (Business Week)

#59 of 62 Re: Tata Jaguar, Land Rover [steve_] by qbrozen

Dec 21, 2007 (7:23 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Dec 20, 2007 9:17 pm)
Ford has said it plans to keep Volvo for now, fixing its cost structure and making it a more premium brand.
 
Huh. Well, good luck with that, Ford. How exactly they plan to move upscale with a brand whose cars they already consistently put $4k-$8k of trunk money into is beyond me.

#60 of 62 Re: Tata Jaguar, Land Rover [qbrozen] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Dec 21, 2007 (8:05 am)

Replying to: qbrozen (Dec 21, 2007 7:23 am)
Agreed. Volvo is about as upscale as it's ever going to get. They're already pushing their luck. But of all three marques, Volvo was the one to hold onto, I'll grant them that.

#61 of 62 Re: Tata Jaguar, Land Rover [qbrozen] by allg

Dec 25, 2007 (12:51 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Dec 21, 2007 7:23 am)
TATAS don’t have a good reputation in Quality; their first indigenously developed car had 50,000 cancellations due to Quality problems. If Jaguar and Land Rover were to fall in the hands of TATA, they might do anything to cut corners and make profit including outsourcing the component manufacturing to their ultra cheap car manufacturing plant in Singur India.
 
It is a pity that both the luxury marquees are grabbed by a business group which has a reputation of questionable ethics & business practices. These luxury brands does not fit the profile of a mass market & ultra cheap car manufacturer, The only possible reason for this acquisition is that TATA’s are desperately trying to move their Money out of the Indian Economy.
 
It is a pity that the unions trust TATA’s over the rest of the bidders. Incidentally this is the same company which grabbed the lands of poor farmers in Singur India, at prices far below the market value for setting the world’s first ultra cheap sub $2500 “Peoples Car” Plant. This plant was setup at the cost of the lively hood of thousands of farmers, several of whom had committed suicides. These suicides and protests by thousands farmers against TATA’s car plant happening in a so called 3’rd world country like India hardly make it to the International Media.
 
There is a class action law suit filed against TATA’s in US by their immigrant employees for cheating their TAX refunds (TATA’s had illegally taken away the tax refund checks given by IRS) and had denying them any benefits like paid leave or overtime. It would be just a matter of time before TATA’s show their true color to the 13,000 unionized workers of jaguar plants.
 
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