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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: C C on August 25, 2006, 16:48:56

Title: For Sale Green Oval & Leaping Cat
Post by: C C on August 25, 2006, 16:48:56

Rumour in the press is that Ford are in talks to flog off Jaguar and Land Rover to an Equity group.

I wonder what the long-term prospects for either company will be.


http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9067-2328687,00.html

Title: For Sale Green Oval & Leaping Cat
Post by: dew1911 on August 25, 2006, 16:54:52

In the Daily Mail it says JCB are interested in Jaguar.

Title: For Sale Green Oval & Leaping Cat
Post by: Thrasher on August 25, 2006, 16:58:19

..and remind me - the BEST way to get to publicity is to start rumours is it not?

Ford must be chuckling :-)

Title: For Sale Green Oval & Leaping Cat
Post by: C C on August 25, 2006, 16:59:30

The consensus is Ford are only interested in selling the two companies as a package.

Shame I’d like to Jaguar in British hands.

Or even Land rover for that matter.

Title: For Sale Green Oval & Leaping Cat
Post by: Thrasher on August 25, 2006, 17:03:36

..but neither are in British hands at the moment?  :roll:

Title: For Sale Green Oval & Leaping Cat
Post by: LOFTY on August 25, 2006, 18:26:43

Hell, i would like to see Jcb buy both, they are a serious company, spending serious money on development, and the only company in this country to start a new diesel engine production plant for 20-30 years from scratch.
And that very engine, well 2 of them and very tweeked, broke the diesel land speed record this week i believe.
And they are 100% british, but do also build equipment in india, and other countrys.

All they need do, get a couple of Fastrack axles, engine and transmission, and stick a Land Rover body on top, no worries with breaking half shafts then. :twisted:

Title: For Sale Green Oval & Leaping Cat
Post by: smo on August 25, 2006, 18:57:14

JCB are fantastic, LR would go far under them :)

Title: For Sale Green Oval & Leaping Cat
Post by: LandRoger on August 25, 2006, 19:45:00

Sorry to pee you off chaps -BUT the clever money is going on KIA,
The KIA Defender got a ring to it yea, :wink:  :lol:  :lol: