Tata and Jaguar: Rough Road Ahead

Ford agreed to sell its Jaguar and Land Rover brands to Tata Group of India for $2.3 billion and provide parts and technolgies for many years. Tata will fund most of its purchase using short term debt for now and refinance the deal at a later date with long term debet. Tata Group, a leading Indian industrial conglomerate recently purchased Corus, UK steel maker, is expected to keep current employees and look for ways to improve its operations in India.