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01-22-2006, 04:59 PM | #1 | |
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Ford rejects Renault bid for Jaguar
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060122/...ord_renault_dc
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I think it would be a dumb move for Ford to sell them off now - they just dumped a ton of money into them and with lots of cool looking new models coming. BTW - what happened with all those locked threads? I was gonna post this in the Ford thread, but it was locked??
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01-22-2006, 05:43 PM | #2 | |
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01-22-2006, 06:44 PM | #3 |
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If they'd let Jag be as cool as Aston Martin, they wouldn't be having a problem.
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01-22-2006, 07:19 PM | #4 |
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Right on Matt. Agree fully. Jag just is no comparison to Aston as of right now.
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01-22-2006, 07:59 PM | #5 |
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Well Jag doesn't have a clearly defined "image". I think that new S-Type concept can go a long way to give them a distinct image that is unlike any of the other sport/luxury players out there.
And Aston has the most gorgeous cars, but it is also a much lower volume, and higher end line too. Jag can't be profitable selling at those volumes. |
01-23-2006, 09:52 AM | #6 | |
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I think Jaguar is changing direction. Ian Callum is heading design and he was responsible for the Aston Martin DB7, which actually looks a bit like a Jaguar and not a traditional Aston. Anyways apparently Automobile magazine has the following in their Feb issue. quote from leftlanenews.
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01-23-2006, 11:11 AM | #7 | |
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