Cameron & Co attracting business during Olympics

[Caulkhead]

martin84 said:

I do wonder why Ford - the worlds fifth biggest car maker and at one point in the 00s the third - couldn't make a proper success of Jaguar/LandRover but some company nobodies heard of in India is doing it so much better.

Ford tried to absorb it and make it merely a premium brand in the Ford family. Tata understood what they were buying and how to exploit it to the max.

[fatboy b]

johnfm said:

On the news just now. Showing how they have set up an 'Embassy' to promote UK as a business destination.

Parked outside, promoting UK business brands, are a new Jaguar and a Landrover.

Are these British businesses any more? I thought JLR was a wholly owned subsidiary of TATA?

BTW, Tata is not an acronym.

[glazbagun]

martin84 said:

I do remember when Ford were buying up car companies with gay abandon and it was obvious they'd have to sell when they ran into trouble. Ford are a great company and I've always been a big fan of their cars. I like the Jag's from the Ford era also, I'm not keen on the styling of the new ones as I prefer four round headlights on a Jaguar.

Do Ford still own Volvo?

They sold them to a Chinese company. Geely maybe? I've not been too impressed with Ford of late. The original Focus looked like it had fallen from space, the Ka and Puma were really cool designs reusing stock mechanicals they'd had for a long time, but I can't think of a modern one that's had the same wow factor. I guess it's hard to be brave with your designs when so much is resting on them.

[GavinPearson]

martin84 said:

Do Ford still own Volvo?

No. It is now owned by Chery.