@ralph124c (ralph124c) posted a new topic, subject "Jaguar To Be sold-Another Bit od Sunset (on the British Empire)". It read:

   FORD, suffering staggering losses, is about to sell off JAGUAR (and possibly LAND ROVER) to the TATA Industrial group of India. This is kind of paradoxical-the former colony now owns a famous symbol of british technology.  
    Are you Brits a bit put out over this? And, should TAT elect to ship Jaguar to India-will you still buy them?  
    Still, a sad day for British motoring! :smack:

To which @JRDelirious (JRDelirious) replied

    I dunno… I guess that after seeing MG go off to China, and Rolls and Bentley bought by VW and BMW, the Brits must be numb to it by now. In any case what* is * left British-owned?

So @jjimm (jjimm) replied

    Why should we worry, given that Jag is already American-owned?

After which, @gotpasswords (gotpasswords) added

    JRDelirious:
    
    > I dunno… I guess that after seeing MG go off to China, and Rolls and Bentley bought by VW and BMW, the Brits must be numb to it by now. In any case what* is * left British-owned?
    
    Was anyone fool enough to acquire Lucas?

To which @Chefguy (Chefguy) replied

    JRDelirious:
    
    > I dunno… I guess that after seeing MG go off to China, and Rolls and Bentley bought by VW and BMW, the Brits must be numb to it by now. In any case what* is * left British-owned?
    
    Not to mention Mini-Cooper belonging to BMW.

To which @Duckster (Duckster) replied

    JRDelirious:
    
    > In any case what* is * left British-owned?
    
    Well, you still own the Royal Family. Ah, do you?

After which, @Quartz (Quartz) added

    And the aerospace industry has gone to the Italians and the shipping fleet operates out of Liberia or wherever.

@wheelie (wheelie) replied

    Triumph Motorcycles is still British owned, although Bonneville engines are now being made in Thailand.

Then @China_Guy (China Guy) said

    Lotus was bought by Proton (Malaysian automaker) in the 1990's

To which @Sunspace (Sunspace) replied

    And Psion is now mostly Canadian, though still listed on the London exchange, I believe.

@Princhester (Princhester) replied

    Duckster:
    
    > Well, you still own the Royal Family. Ah, do you?
    
    In UK, Royal Family owns _you_.

So @mhendo (mhendo) replied

    jjimm:
    
    > Why should we worry, given that Jag is already American-owned?
    
    Exactly. It's not like India is a step down from America.

@Pushkin (Pushkin) replied

    ralph124c:
    
    > Are you Brits a bit put out over this? And, should TAT elect to ship Jaguar to India-will you still buy them?
    
    Not really, I'd never be able to afford one whoever owned it 
    
    Even if I was around to buy a car when the British car industry was crashing and burning, there were enough alternatives on sale to make up for it all.

So @elmwood (elmwood) replied

    In the US, Jaguar commercials are usually accompanied by a voiceover with a sophisticated, upper-middle-class British accent. I can't imagine what the ads will sound like when Tata takes over. Imagine, in an Indian accent …
    
    “You will kindly do the needful and purchase the esteemed Jaguar car velly velly much please yaar.”


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