Tata is inching very closely to acquiring Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor Company, and everyone is already assuming the two companies are in Tata’s hands, in a deal that analysts have pegged at being worth between US$1.5 to US2.0 billion.
One company that is very happy about all of this is Fiat, who has a close relationship with Tata. Tata uses Fiat turbodiesel engines in their cars, and the two companies have a partnership worth Rs 4000 crore (3.3 billion ringgit) in India.
Fiat says this will most likely allow the Italian company to get access to Jaguar’s technologies. It is particularly interested in Jaguar’s rear wheel drive platform as well as Land Rover’s four-wheel drive technology. Yup, you guessed right – the first model from the Fiat group to benefit from this is most likely the new flagship Alfa Romeo 169, which Fiat plans to develop as a rear wheel drive car.
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looking forward to see the technology transfer of the tata nano to the future XJR….haha
Alfa 169 oh yeah~ Bring it on!
Huhu, this is what i call 2 birds in one stone… Fiat is the most benefits. I think the most TaTa will use is the 4X4 platform for him new scorpio..
Range Rovers are very nice Bling-Bling. They were the ultimate SUV but do you think the title has now gone to the Porsche Cayenne?
seems like anything can be bought with money these days. Good move TATA.
nope…range rover stiill great to drive..still d ultimate suv…looking forward to c d new 169…most probably compete with the merc cls and the rest in d same category..
Tata time for Jaguar and Land Rover lah.
Tata-Jaguar-Land Rover-Fiat. Hmmm. Fiat means Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Ferrari and Maserati will be linked too eh? Remember how BMW got a lot of 4WD experience by buying over LR? After the Cayenne Fiat might build a Maserati 4WD. Mark my words. You’ve already seen the Quattroporte right? A CLS competitor IMHO, which Porsche is also working on (Panamera).
We will get RWD alfa romeo in future. awsome
wat? the deal only worth US 3.5bil of this 2 car company
Hmmm hopefully Tata can improve their cars more with other techs
Fiat is playing hoping here. Not that people did not benefited from the technology of Land Rover before. BMW got hold of Land Rover, copied the 4wd system and made the X5.
Another British Automaker going to the former colonies. Is there anymore big automaker still in British hands? Jeremy Clarkson can “Hentam” Tata & Proton & Chinese automakers in his show but the fact is he’s a sore loser. Well done TATA.
British admit they are losers in Automobile, but they are good in currency change. They dare to admit, cut loss and change for better, compare to some who think their own technology is so greater then others…
y tata ?
Proton shud take chance buying RWD platform for perdana
better TATA Nano for the future??