Thank you very much my friend.

You better build some nice Lincolns now Mulally!!!!

Ford finally managed to unload these poorly run brands. I can’t see now how a company that makes the worlds cheapest car is going to raise the bar, but I guess they’ve got more money than Ford did to throw at them. Ta ta for now Jag and LR.

Very nice Vroom lol

How can the company that makes the Yaris also make the LS600? This deal is already sounding good, with Fiat (and Alfa) already speculating about working with Tata to share Jaguar dealers.

The real question is what will Ford do with the cash. This is really their last chance to turn things around. I vote for using the money to subsidize Mondeos coming over here.

for those who thought it was bad when Ford owned them………

“for those who thought it was bad when Ford owned them………

Comment by lamboz get a life, posted on March26 at 10:37 am”

EXACTLY

@MikeFX,
Yaris isn’t a POS. A little deathbox yes, but its a QUALITY little deathbox. Can’t say the same about plastic Tatas.

You can have all the deathboxes with quality. I want none, quality or not. I hope the two brands still get some freedom with regard to product development.

i like plastic tatas- oh wait that would be silicone tatas, nevermind

“for those who thought it was bad when Ford owned them………

Comment by lamboz get a life, posted on March26 at 10:37 am”

EXACTLY WRONG.

hey, the yaris isn’t a deathbox!

NO the Yaris isnt a deathbox

A sad historic day of record for once venerable brands.

Why is it a sad day? The marques haven’t been independent for decades

@JennyFromTheBlock,
Its sad because at lease LR and Jag were owned by a reputable company that makes quality products. Now they’re owned by a company that sells plastic toys and calls them cars.

The point is that you can’t define Tata by only thinking of the Nano. For all we know the Nano is a piece of crap deathbox, but for many overseas the decision to buy a new Nano or a 20-year old Civic is no-brainer!

I can’t wait to see how these companies change with their new owners. They gotta step up Jag a little more and keep Land Rover at top of the luxury SUV ladder. Produce some more advanced technology for both, make them leaders!

Also, I like the idea of getting involved with Alfa Romeo. I’m excited to see them come back to the U.S.

One more thing, the reason Tata is makin the Nano is because it is a whole different world over there. Normal people cannot afford the cars that we all drive. Its so much different over there and their domestic brand, Tata, has to cater to their country’s needs.

It’s a sad day because countries that will never defeat the western world militarily have been planning its economic demise since WWII; worst of all is Toyota, but not limited to them by any means. It’s a sad day any marque falls into the hands of those companies who might potentially ruin the identity of the brand…use your noggin.

Unfortunately, sounds like Ford is knee-deep in Jaguar for the near future. By supplying drivetrains, stamping equipment, etc..etc…right down to the financing arm, nothing but he deed got sold. ****ing joke.

Ford is a ****, garbage, unimaginative company that deserves to be struggling.

This is not a sad day. Everything’s in place for Jag and LR to thrive.

Tata Motors is not a substandard company peddling crap in third-world or developing nations. It’s part of a conglomerate of businesses and companies that are worth billions. Tata successfully markets other vehicles in India and, like Astonman12 says, they respond to the needs of the consumers.

Now, they have two great brands with dealerships in place, R&D subsidized, and sources for most manufacturing needs in place for quite some time. With Tata’s own Fiat connections, the groundwork is in place to expand the reach of the two marques even further than before.

Jag and LR will be just fine.

That is really sad that those two automakers with such potential have to “Daddy” (Tata actually means “Daddy” in some Slavic languages). But seriously, a dirty, overpopulated, wanna-be superpower country gets those two brands for what reason? What are they gonna do with them? It seems to me the only reason they want them (as well as all the other British companies they have been snatching up) is to get back at Britain for enslaving India.

LOL @ Commodore

Its a great day!! Ford is getting rid of brands that do NOTHING for the Ford brand. The Ford brand is the only one that really matters. DeansterTJ…take a pill and sell that 12 MPG Wrangler you have been driving…maybe your attitude will change. Who else was out there to buy 2 failing gas pig brands..Jag and LR?? At least the check was good.

ATTENTION EVERYONE. As of todau 3/26/08 I will no longer be posting comments on here due to the lack of maturity, and problems of whoever is using our LLN handles and trying to impersonate me and anyone else, and therefore causing problems.

If any comments after this post are said by my handle, they will have a hyperlink to a gay porn site (Do not click on it) and are deemed offensive to anyone just know it wasn’t said by the real me. After using LLN over the past 7 months, it’s sad it’s come to this. Good luck everyone.

Black day.

jdasch1: fully agreed! Now they can truly focus on the wreck that is Lincoln and set things right. More Volvo integration, like their awesome AWD Haldex systems would be a major benefit to Ford. And so on. Yes, it took them a long damn time but it seems they’re finally turning the ship around.

So long to two storied brands with long and rich historys. They will quickly become massive balls of **** when tata is finished.

Correction to my earlier post: “That is really sad that those two automakers ended up being sold to Daddy (which is what “Tata” means in some Slavic languages”. The way I had written it before (because I was typing fast) almost looked as bad as some of the articles posted by LLN which are clearly not proof-read. Go read the Hyundai Genesis crash article if you don’t know what I’m talking about

now linicon will have nothing holding it back from the top