Harry P. Posted September 4, 2012 Posted September 4, 2012 http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/09/04/jaguar-land-rover-mulls-production-in-saudi-arabia/?intcmp=features
TooOld Posted September 4, 2012 Posted September 4, 2012 Makes sense as a business decision , a sign of the times . It is too bad though .
jbwelda Posted September 4, 2012 Posted September 4, 2012 they probably build quality there though, as opposed to what passes for a jaguar these days: a warmed over ford. what a waste.
Matt Bacon Posted September 4, 2012 Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) Errr... They aren't MOVING production to Saudi, they are thinking about building an additional assembly plant there, and looking at making aluminium components there as well, sometime in the future. Makes sense, given that it's one of JLRs largest markets, They also have an assembly plant in Chengdu, because the Chinese are buying Jags like they are going out of fashion. JLR accounts a significant chunk of Britain's exports, employs 16,000 people of which they've HIRED 8000 in the last couple of years, and has just announced another 1100 jobs at Ford's old Halewood plant because they've moved to 24 hours production to try to fill demand. They are building a new engine plant near Birmingham for for new models. It's nice to have a chunk of the car industry in Britain being successful (though apparently, most of it is today -- we're now building about 80% as many cars a year as we did when production was at its height in the 1970s)... Oh, and BTW, this... This... and this... are not "warmed over Fords"... Jags haven't been for a good few years... Generally, I wouldn't believe Fox News if it told me that the sun was likely to rise in the morning.... bestest, M. (who, on this occasion, is British and rather proud of what JLR and our car industry are doing at the moment...) Edited September 4, 2012 by Matt Bacon
martinfan5 Posted September 4, 2012 Posted September 4, 2012 Jaguar is owned by TATA motors, which is based in India
crazyjim Posted September 4, 2012 Posted September 4, 2012 I ain't buying one so I don't care who owns the company or where they make them. I do like those first 2 pics though.
Junkman Posted September 4, 2012 Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) Well, I'm paying for one or two Jags, despite they are neither parked in my driveway, nor could I actually afford one. This is one of the nice handdowns of the Stalinist Regime I had to endure under Tony Bliar, that measly crook. Edited September 4, 2012 by Junkman
moparmagiclives Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 Jaguar is owned by TATA motors, which is based in India That's great !!! So they must employ hundreds of Americans for their tech support right ???
martinfan5 Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 That's great !!! So they must employ hundreds of Americans for their tech support right ???
Harry P. Posted September 5, 2012 Author Posted September 5, 2012 It's nice to have a chunk of the car industry in Britain being successful... A chunk of the car industry in Britain that belongs to India...
martinfan5 Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 A chunk of the car industry in Britain that belongs to India... That use to belong to Ford
blunc Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 Meh...India's financial bubble will bust soon and Jag will end up being sold to Brazil.
CorvairJim Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 A chunk of the car industry in Britain that belongs to India... That use to belong to Ford But INDIA used to belong to Britain!
Foxer Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 Ahhh ... the smell of a Jag with that supple camel hide interior ...
Harry P. Posted September 5, 2012 Author Posted September 5, 2012 But INDIA used to belong to Britain! Yeah, crazy world, huh?
Joe Handley Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 But INDIA used to belong to Britain! Um, technically.......so did we!
Longbox55 Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 Um, technically.......so did we! Only the Eastern Seaboard. The bulk of the rest of the country belonged to France and Spain.
Harry P. Posted September 5, 2012 Author Posted September 5, 2012 Only the Eastern Seaboard. The bulk of the rest of the country belonged to France and Spain. Actually it belonged to the people who were native to the land. But that's a whole nother story...
Longbox55 Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 Actually it belonged to the people who were native to the land. But that's a whole nother story... Agreed. Didn't want to get into that whole can of worms
Merkur XR4Ti Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 A chunk of the car industry in Britain that belongs to India... All design work is carried out in England. I believe that currently all Jaguar construction is still carried out in England. I love the current Jags and would love to own an XF. Maybe some day....
Junkman Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 (edited) Meh...India's financial bubble will bust soon and Jag will end up being sold to Brazil. Nah. Kazakhstan. Edited September 5, 2012 by Junkman
Johnag4004 Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 Meh...India's financial bubble will bust soon and Jag will end up being sold to Brazil. It won't as long as our government keep giving them money, heck we've already paid for India's Space program and their Navy...
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