Originally Posted By: MrHorspwer
Originally Posted By: bigjl
And since Ford have been stopped from damaging Jaguar Land Rover with their penny pinching and car design by committee Tata have invested properly.
Thank goodness that Ford was outed in time before JLR was banckrupted.
Do you really think Jaguar would have survived without Ford?
I understand Ford didn't do Jaguar many favors when it came to product, but Ford had deep pockets that kept Jaguar chugging along far longer than it would have as an independent automaker.
Ford acquired Jaguar in 1989. Look at the quality of car Jaguar was making in 1989. Was that sustainable without a parent company? No.
Agreed. The Brits have proven themselves incapable of running car companies successfully.
The strange thing is that the Japanese and the French, and now the Germans and the Indians are successful at building vehicles in Britain.
Originally Posted By: bigjl
And since Ford have been stopped from damaging Jaguar Land Rover with their penny pinching and car design by committee Tata have invested properly.
Thank goodness that Ford was outed in time before JLR was banckrupted.
Do you really think Jaguar would have survived without Ford?
I understand Ford didn't do Jaguar many favors when it came to product, but Ford had deep pockets that kept Jaguar chugging along far longer than it would have as an independent automaker.
Ford acquired Jaguar in 1989. Look at the quality of car Jaguar was making in 1989. Was that sustainable without a parent company? No.
Agreed. The Brits have proven themselves incapable of running car companies successfully.
The strange thing is that the Japanese and the French, and now the Germans and the Indians are successful at building vehicles in Britain.