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Driive (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
Filed under: Motorcycles , India , Tata , Rumormill Click on the image above for pictures of the Brutale 910 R Volkswagen may not be the only auto manufacturer interesting in a storied Italian motorcycle maker. Hot on the heels of its purchase of Jaguar and Land Rover, rumors are swirling that Tata may be considering purchasing a stake in MV Agusta. According to a few Indian and Italian sources, Ratan...
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Faster and Faster (Free subscription) | 27/04/2008
Ratan Tata's (left) company manufactures the world's cheapest car, the Nano. Claudio Castiglioni's (right) company makes some of the most expensive superbikes in the world. Could this be a match made in heaven...?Indian industrial behemoth, the Tata Group, which recently bought Land Rover and Jaguar from Ford, may now be looking at picking up a stake in MV Agusta. According to reports on
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Winding Road (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
With the ink barely dry on the deal to acquire Jaguar and Land Rover, Tata Motors is reportedly looking at the possible investment in another European manufacturer. This time the target is said to be Italian motorcycle company MV Agusta, with several Indian and Italian sources reporting that Ratan Tata is currently in talks with MV’s Claudio Castiglioni about purchasing a stake in the company. The...
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Straightline (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
Fresh off nailing down the Jaguar/Land Rover deal; there are rumors that Tata is interested in getting a stake in both MV Agusta, the hyper-performance Italian motorcycle maker; and Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina. It's interesting to note that both VW ( VW and Ducati? ) and now Tata, are interested in getting an exotic motorcycle brand under their large umbrellas. As for Pininfarina, Tata is aiming...