Pedro_The_Swift
7th May 2008, 07:34 AM
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing (http://www.autoblog.com/category/plants-manufacturing/), DaimlerChrysler (http://www.autoblog.com/category/daimlerchrysler/), Jaguar (http://www.autoblog.com/category/jaguar/), Land Rover (http://www.autoblog.com/category/land-rover/), Mercedes Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/), Tata (http://www.autoblog.com/category/tata/)
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The sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata means that the two British marques will have to look elsewhere for the parts normally supplied by Ford. Following the news that Daimler could be a supplier to both automakers comes word from Dr. Z himself that a deal is a distinct possibility.
Daimler holds a seven-percent stake in Tata Motors, which could make an easy case for Mercedes to supply Jag and L.R. with the necessary components to wean them off of Ford. Dieter Zetsche told Auto Motor und Sport that, "If Ratan Tata approaches us regarding the supply of components, we would be open to talks." AMG-powered XF, anyone?
[Source: Auto Motor und Sport via Automotive News (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080505/ANE02/969806184/1131/rss02&rssfeed=rss02) - Sub. Req.]
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The sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata means that the two British marques will have to look elsewhere for the parts normally supplied by Ford. Following the news that Daimler could be a supplier to both automakers comes word from Dr. Z himself that a deal is a distinct possibility.
Daimler holds a seven-percent stake in Tata Motors, which could make an easy case for Mercedes to supply Jag and L.R. with the necessary components to wean them off of Ford. Dieter Zetsche told Auto Motor und Sport that, "If Ratan Tata approaches us regarding the supply of components, we would be open to talks." AMG-powered XF, anyone?
[Source: Auto Motor und Sport via Automotive News (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080505/ANE02/969806184/1131/rss02&rssfeed=rss02) - Sub. Req.]