Ford to Explore Sales Options
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Ford, battling steep losses, hired the investment banks Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and HSBC to explore the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover.
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DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. has received several bids for its Jaguar and Land Rover units, but a spokesman said they were preliminary and no sale of either British automaking business was imminent.
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A private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase  & Co.  is eyeing some of Ford Motor Co.'s  luxury  brands, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday, the  latest sign the struggling carmaker is looking to unload assets  as part of a turnaround bid.
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Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it was reviewing its position on Jaguar and Land Rover, fueling speculation that the Dearborn-based company is getting closer to selling them.
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Ford Motor Co.  said on Monday it plans to obtain financing totaling about $18 billion to address near-and medium-term negative operating-related cash flow, to fund its restructuring, and to provide added liquidity.
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Ford Motor Co.  is considering selling its Volvo Cars business as it assesses the future of its European operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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Ford Motor Co . is set to choose a  frontrunner to buy European brands Jaguar and Land Rover around  the end of this week as it moves towards a sale early in 2008,  said a person close to the matter on Monday.
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Ford Motor Co.  expects to miss  its U.S. retail sales goals for February and March because of a  deepening slump in the market for pickup trucks and SUVs, a  person who had seen the forecast said on Friday.
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Aston Martin is one of three British companies that Ford may sell as part of its effort to finance a turnaround in North America.
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Ford Motor Co.  is considering  going private, USA Today newspaper reported on Thursday, citing  a "source with direct knowledge of the discussions."
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Ford Motor Co.  said on Tuesday it  was working with financial advisers on the best options for its  European luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover.
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After launching three new cars last year, Ford Motor Co.  will boost its sedan lineup this year with the Mexican-built, mid-size Fusion, which is expected to be on sale in the fall.
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Ford would prefer not to keep a stake in its Jaguar and Land Rover units, when and if the automaker finds a buyer for the two luxury brands.
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Automaker Ford Motor Co.  is in  talks to sell some luxury-auto brands to an investment group  led by its former Chief Executive Officer Jacques Nasser,  Bloomberg news service reported on its Web site, citing four  people familiar with the discussions.
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Ford Motor Co. said it would see an increase in U.S. retail sales in May for the first time in six months, but overall sales were expected to decline as the automaker continued to cut low-margin sales to daily rental companies.
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Ford Motor Co  reiterated on  Wednesday that its Jaguar and Land Rover brands were not for  sale but said it would continue to examine all its options.
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Ford Motor Co., under pressure to deliver higher profits from its luxury brands, is planning to make its British luxury brand Jaguar share more components and technologies with other luxury units, a senior company executive told The Wall Street Journal.