Jaguar to lose oval grille

[quote=507]Can´t but Think though that if they had built their cars like the guys in Stuttgart (not that Mercedes was ever flawless) instead of letting British Leyland and Ford take over, Jaguar might have been in the position BMW is in today![/quote] Ford were good for Jaguar; their quality systems improved enormously. The cars were better built, with parts which lasted longer. They became reliable; not something you could always attribute to any BL product! Where Ford failed with Jaguar was sticking to the tired old design language. This is the key difference with Tata. They've been brave enough to let Ian Callum do his magic on the design. It's giving Jaguar a future and that shouldn't be underestimated. A lot has also had to change with the workers in the UK car industry too. Workers willing to adapt to new methods have given companies confidence that they can invest in the UK car industry. That again is a major difference from the BL days, and quite frankly one advantage they had in Stuttgart! Apparently for every day lost to strikes in Germany the UK lost over ten! Germany they had a working collective between workers and management to improve the company. In the UK we had unions fighting a class war that nobody knows where the battle lines were drawn. Especially when you discover how much the union leaders are earning! Jaguar owes it's survival first to Ford and then Tata. If you want a comparison then GM with Saab. Or more recently GM with Chevrolet. Wonder what they'll do with Vauxhall?