Tata Motors eyes global footprint with Ford deal

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 1512 hrs global footprint, instead of being a company just focused on the domestic market," said Mohit Arora, managing director for India at J.D. Power Asia-Pacific.

"The challenge is how quickly and how well they integrate these luxury brands in their portfolio. Tatas are not known for luxury goods," he said.

"Also, Tatas would have to continuously upgrade the products ... there is lot of cash infusion that needs to come in on a continuous basis."

Ford, which lost $2.7 billion in 2007 and $12.6 billion in 2006, is selling off Jaguar and Land Rover to focus on turning around its loss-making operations in North America.

Tata Motors, which has a market value of $6.5 billion, is a member of the Tata Group, which comprises 98 companies in various sectors including steel, salt, software, energy, cars and trucks, communications and chemicals.