{"id":1729,"date":"2009-07-28T04:01:28","date_gmt":"2009-07-28T04:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.dropcents.com\/blog\/?p=1729"},"modified":"2009-07-28T04:38:06","modified_gmt":"2009-07-28T04:38:06","slug":"jaguarland-rover-reportedly-chalks-up-11b-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/jaguarland-rover-reportedly-chalks-up-11b-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguar\/Land Rover reportedly chalks up $1.1B loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1735\" title=\"jag-xj-launch-with-elle-smile-6301\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/jag-xj-launch-with-elle-smile-6301.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"427\" \/><br \/>\nThe steep downturn of the world&#8217;s luxury automotive markets has taken a toll on Jaguar\/Land Rover, and the company&#8217;s bottom line has taken a huge hit as a result. Automotive News is citing a Financial Times report that says Tata Motors&#8217; British luxury marques lost 673.4 million pounds ($1.11 billion U.S.) in 2008. That&#8217;s a $2 billion swing from the 641.5 million pound ($1.05 billion) profit the British brands earned in 2007. Tata Motors said last month that Jaguar\/Land Rover lost 306 million pounds ($504 million) for for the fiscal year ending March 2009.<br \/>\nThe Financial Times report comes as Tata Motors is working out a deal with the British government to provide short-term financing for the cash-strapped automaker. The report that says the U.K. government is willing to provide a 175 million pound ($288 million) commercial bridge loan to keep operations running. The reports says Tata Motors would like a 12-month loan, while the British government would like a six-month term, along with representation on the board.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/jaguar-xj_59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1731\" title=\"jaguar-xj_59\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/jaguar-xj_59-650x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/jaguar-xj_59-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/jaguar-xj_59.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/2010jaguarxj_abh017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1730\" title=\"2010jaguarxj_abh017\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/2010jaguarxj_abh017-650x492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/2010jaguarxj_abh017-650x492.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/2010jaguarxj_abh017.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1732\" title=\"jaguar-xj_591\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/jaguar-xj_591-650x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/jaguar-xj_591-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/jaguar-xj_591.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1734\" title=\"jaguar-xj_47\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/jaguar-xj_47-650x406.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/jaguar-xj_47-650x406.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/jaguar-xj_47.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The steep downturn of the world&#8217;s luxury automotive markets has taken a toll on Jaguar\/Land Rover, and the company&#8217;s bottom line has taken a huge hit as a result. Automotive News is citing a Financial Times report that says Tata Motors&#8217; British luxury marques lost 673.4 million pounds ($1.11 billion U.S.) in 2008. 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