Tata leaves Jaguar/Land Rover alone

At the New York International Auto Show, we caught up with Jaguar Managing Director Mike O’Driscoll. Now that Ford has sold the companies to Indian conglomerate Tata Sons Ltd., we asked him how it was going and what’s changed.

New product plans are moving forward, he says. What’s changed is that no one is looking to base Jaguars and Land Rovers on platforms designed for other cars. The companies’ products will have to be profitable all on their own.

“We’ve gone from Ford management to Tata ownership,” O’Driscoll says with a smile.

—Eric Evarts

See Consumer Reports' coverage of the 2009 New York auto show.

Comments

[Stig Johanson]

I really hope that Tata do leave Land Rover at it.

As less influence in the design and heritage of Land Rovers the better. Still a great 4x4!