Ford may sell Land Rover and Jaguar arms
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Automaker Ford Motor  may sell Land  Rover, a maker of four-wheel-drive vehicles, along with Jaguar,  as part of a shake-up of its British brands, The Sunday Times  newspaper reported.
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"We hope both parties can reach an agreement in the forthcoming weeks, though these are complex discussions and there is still much work that needs to be done before that position is reached."  Ford Motor Co. picked India's Tata Motors Ltd. as the top bidder for its Jaguar and Land Rover units, the Detroit automaker said Thursday. Ford has entered into "focused negotiations at a more detailed level" with Tata, meaning it has become the preferred bidder for the storied British automakers, the company said in a statement. "There is still a considerable amount of work to do, and while no final decision has been made, we will proceed with further substantive discussions with Tata Motors over the forthcoming weeks with a view to securing an agreement that is in the best interests of all parties concerned," Lewis Booth, executive vice president of Ford's European units, said in a statement. Read more
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The future of the Jaguar Formula One team is expected to be announced later this week when a decision is taken over offers made to buy the outfit.
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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.
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Ford Motor Co. is seeking buyers for its Volvo, Jaguar, and Land Rover brands in Europe as the money-losing automaker tries to focus on North America, two people familiar with the strategy said.
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Britain said Tuesday it has contacted ailing US automaker Ford amid concern for 19,000 British jobs following a report that Ford sought to sell its British luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover.
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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. 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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Business & money: Ford has appointed investment bankers to investigate the prospects of selling its two luxury UK brands, three months after it sold Aston Martin.
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PARIS/MUMBAI  - Three bidders for Ford's Jaguar and Land Rover marques remain in the process, said a person familiar with the matter on Friday, but India's Tata still looks favorite to seal a deal which may not come until the new year.
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LONDON, England -- Unions at Jaguar are considering strike action in the wake of a decision by parent company Ford Motor to end production at its Coventry, England plant.
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India's Tata Motors  is set to be named as the preferred buyer for Ford Motor's  luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover as early as Friday after beating rivals with a bid of around $2 billion, Indian and British media reported.
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Ford Motor Co . could announce the  sale of its Aston Martin luxury performance cars unit for more  than 450 million pounds ($865 million) as early as this week, a  source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it was &quot;actively&quot; studying options that could include the sale of its British nameplates Jaguar and Land Rover as part of a companywide strategic review.
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MG Rover may have hit the headlines through its tie-up with a leading Chinese automaker, but the deal -- if it even goes through -- may not be enough to pull the embattled British car manufacturer out of the mire, experts warn.
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Ford Motor Co. said on Thursday it  has had contact with interested parties for its Land Rover and  Jaguar luxury brands and is evaluating the level of interest.
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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.