Children play near a 1917 Ford-T car that is being restored in Havana June 4, 2011. The Ford Model T was introduced in October 1908 and the 20-horsepower, side-valve four-cylinder engine could reach speeds of 45 mph, and run 25 miles on a gallon of gas, according to the Ford website.
REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY) 

A row of new Ford trucks sit completely destroyed at the Ford dealership in Slave Lake, Alberta May 16, 2011. Wildfires whipped by high winds destroyed more than a third of the sizable town in northern Alberta on Monday and forced oil companies in Canada's largest energy-producing province to shut off tens of thousands of barrels of output. Parts of the town were devastated by wildfires that rolled through the area late last night and early this morning. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT) 

FORD-EARNINGS/ - Charts Ford's Q1 net revenue since 1998. RNGS. (TOR01). 10cm wide 

Employees work on the assembly line of the Ford Ranger truck at Ford truck manufacturing plant located in Rayong province March 17, 2011. Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it had felt no immediate impact or disruption from the earthquake in Japan this month and it was looking for strong growth in the Southeast Asia region (ASEAN). The second-largest U.S. automaker planned to launch eight new products in ASEAN over the next five years, Peter Fleet, the president of Ford ASEAN, told Reuters in an interview. Picture taken March 17, 2011.To match Interview FORD/ASEAN/ REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORT) 

Ford logos are seen at the assembly line of the Ford car factory of Saarlouis, December 6, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (GERMANY - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SPORT MOTOR RACING) 

An employee works at the assembly line of the Ford car factory of Saarlouis, December 6, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS TRANSPORT) 

An employee works at the assembly line of the Ford car factory of Saarlouis, December 6, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SPORT MOTOR RACING) 

An employee works at the assembly line of the Ford car factory of Saarlouis, December 6, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SPORT MOTOR RACING) 

U.S. President Barack Obama sits in the driver's seat of a 2011 Ford Explorer as he tours the Ford Motor Company Chicago Assembly Plant August 5, 2010. Obama used the visit to highlight the turnaround in the U.S. motor vehicle manufacturing sector in the past year. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

A father and his son look at a 1968 Ford Mustang California Special during a weekly gathering of car enthusiasts in Langley, British Columbia, east of Vancouver July 30, 2010. Owners of old classic cars, along with hotrods and muscle cars, meet in a parking lot next to a coffee shop every Friday night during the summer to socialize and show off their cars. Picture taken July 30, 2010. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT) 

An admirer stands between two 1929 Ford Roadsters during a gathering of car enthusiasts in Langley, British Columbia, east of Vancouver, July 30, 2010. Owners of old classic cars, along with hotrods and muscle cars, meet in a parking lot next to a coffee shop every Friday night when it is warm to socialize and show off their cars. Picture taken July 30, 2010. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A Ford logo is pictured at a press event to unveil the new 2011 Ford Explorer outside the Ford Motor World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan July 26, 2010. Ford Motor Co Chief Executive Alan Mulally said that he hopes the new version of the Explorer SUV will be able to create more jobs as the U.S. economy improves. The base model of the 2011 Explorer, with a V-6 engine, will sell from $28,995. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

A worker assembles car doors at the main Volvo automobile manufacturing factory in Gothenburg May 20, 2010. Chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Li Shufu reached a deal in March 2010 to buy Volvo Cars for $1.8 billion -- less than a third of what Ford had paid a decade ago -- plus an additional $900 million in investment. The agreement is the latest example of China's growing clout on the international stage. Picture taken May 20, 2010. To match Special Report VOLVO-GEELY/ REUTERS/Bob Strong (SWEDEN - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

A London taxi crosses Waterloo Bridge in London July 29, 2009. Chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Li Shufu reached a deal in March 2010 to buy Volvo Cars for $1.8 billion -- less than a third of what Ford had paid a decade ago -- plus an additional $900 million in investment. The agreement is the latest example of China's growing clout on the international stage. The Chinese automaker also has experience with a foreign brand, having bought 23 percent of Manganese Bronze <MNGS.L>, England's famous maker of black cabs, for 53 million pounds ($80.7 million) four years ago. Picture taken July 29, 2009. To match Special Report GEELY-VOLVO/ REUTERS/Stephen Hird/Files (BRITAIN - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

An employee gathers old automobile wheels, which will be recycled into scrappage at Vtormet industrial company, in the Moscow suburb town of Lyubertsy, June 16, 2010. The scrappage programme awards car-owners 50,000 roubles ($1,718) to trade in vehicles 10 years or older for a new Russia-produced model. It has been a big success in achieving its aim: boosting production at Russian car factories, including assembly plants operated by the likes of Renault and Ford as well as Russian makers, who shut down their lines last year. Picture taken June 16, 2010. To match Feature: RUSSIA-AUTOS/SCRAPPAGE. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Old automobiles, which will be recycled into scrappage at Vtormet industrial company, in the Moscow suburb town of Lyubertsy, June 16, 2010. The scrappage programme awards car-owners 50,000 roubles ($1,718) to trade in vehicles 10 years or older for a new Russia-produced model. It has been a big success in achieving its aim: boosting production at Russian car factories, including assembly plants operated by the likes of Renault and Ford as well as Russian makers, who shut down their lines last year. Picture taken June 16, 2010. To match Feature: RUSSIA-AUTOS/SCRAPPAGE. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

An employee looks on while standing in front of a pile of old automobile wheels, which will be recycled into scrappage, in the Moscow suburb town of Lyubertsy, June 16, 2010. The scrappage programme awards car-owners 50,000 roubles ($1,718) to trade in vehicles 10 years or older for a new Russia-produced model. It has been a big success in achieving its aim: boosting production at Russian car factories, including assembly plants operated by the likes of Renault and Ford as well as Russian makers, who shut down their lines last year. Picture taken June 16, 2010. To match Feature: RUSSIA-AUTOS/SCRAPPAGE. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

An employee operates a crane to lift an old automobile, which will be recycled into scrappage at Vtormet industrial company, in the Moscow suburb town of Lyubertsy, June 16, 2010. The scrappage programme awards car-owners 50,000 roubles ($1,718) to trade in vehicles 10 years or older for a new Russia-produced model. It has been a big success in achieving its aim: boosting production at Russian car factories, including assembly plants operated by the likes of Renault and Ford as well as Russian makers, who shut down their lines last year. Picture taken June 16, 2010. To match Feature: RUSSIA-AUTOS/SCRAPPAGE. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

An employee operates a crane to lift an old automobile, which will be recycled into scrappage at Vtormet industrial company, in the Moscow suburb town of Lyubertsy, June 16, 2010. The scrappage programme awards car-owners 50,000 roubles ($1,718) to trade in vehicles 10 years or older for a new Russia-produced model. It has been a big success in achieving its aim: boosting production at Russian car factories, including assembly plants operated by the likes of Renault and Ford as well as Russian makers, who shut down their lines last year. Picture taken June 16, 2010. To match Feature: RUSSIA-AUTOS/SCRAPPAGE. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

An employee disassembles an old automobile, which will be recycled into scrappage at Vtormet industrial company, in the Moscow suburb town of Lyubertsy, June 16, 2010. The scrappage programme awards car-owners 50,000 roubles ($1,718) to trade in vehicles 10 years or older for a new Russia-produced model. It has been a big success in achieving its aim: boosting production at Russian car factories, including assembly plants operated by the likes of Renault and Ford as well as Russian makers, who shut down their lines last year. Picture taken June 16, 2010. To match Feature: RUSSIA-AUTOS/SCRAPPAGE. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

An employee operates a crane to lift an old automobile, which will be recycled into scrappage at Vtormet industrial company, in the Moscow suburb town of Lyubertsy, June 16, 2010. The scrappage programme awards car-owners 50,000 roubles ($1,718) to trade in vehicles 10 years or older for a new Russia-produced model. It has been a big success in achieving its aim: boosting production at Russian car factories, including assembly plants operated by the likes of Renault and Ford as well as Russian makers, who shut down their lines last year. Picture taken June 16, 2010. To match Feature: RUSSIA-AUTOS/SCRAPPAGE. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

An employee operates a crane to lift an old automobile, which will be recycled into scrappage at Vtormet industrial company, in the Moscow suburb town of Lyubertsy, June 16, 2010. The scrappage programme awards car-owners 50,000 roubles ($1,718) to trade in vehicles 10 years or older for a new Russia-produced model. It has been a big success in achieving its aim: boosting production at Russian car factories, including assembly plants operated by the likes of Renault and Ford as well as Russian makers, who shut down their lines last year. Picture taken June 16, 2010. To match Feature: RUSSIA-AUTOS/SCRAPPAGE. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

An employee lifts an old automobile with a crane at Vtormet industrial company, in the Moscow suburb town of Lyubertsy, June 16, 2010. The scrappage programme awards car-owners 50,000 roubles ($1,718) to trade in vehicles 10 years or older for a new Russia-produced model. It has been a big success in achieving its aim: boosting production at Russian car factories, including assembly plants operated by the likes of Renault and Ford as well as Russian makers, who shut down their lines last year. Picture taken June 16, 2010. To match FEATURE RUSSIA-AUTOS/SCRAPPAGE REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS POLITICS) 

Scrapped automobiles are piled up at Vtormet industrial company, in the Moscow suburb town of Lyubertsy, June 16, 2010. The scrappage programme awards car-owners 50,000 roubles ($1,718) to trade in vehicles 10 years or older for a new Russia-produced model. It has been a big success in achieving its aim: boosting production at Russian car factories, including assembly plants operated by the likes of Renault and Ford as well as Russian makers, who shut down their lines last year. Picture taken June 16, 2010. To match FEATURE RUSSIA-AUTOS/SCRAPPAGE REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS POLITICS) 

Scrapped automobiles are piled up at Vtormet industrial company, in the Moscow suburb town of Lyubertsy, June 16, 2010. The scrappage programme awards car-owners 50,000 roubles ($1,718) to trade in vehicles 10 years or older for a new Russia-produced model. It has been a big success in achieving its aim: boosting production at Russian car factories, including assembly plants operated by the likes of Renault and Ford as well as Russian makers, who shut down their lines last year. Picture taken June 16, 2010. To match FEATURE RUSSIA-AUTOS/SCRAPPAGE REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS POLITICS) 

A policeman guards a truck involved in a shootout with police near the border between Macedonia and Kosovo in Skopje May 12, 2010. Four ethnic Albanian gunmen were killed in the shootout with police in northern Macedonia early on Wednesday in one of the most serious inter-ethnic incidents since a 2001 ethnic conflict. Police said the uniformed gunmen opened fire from their truck at a police checkpoint stopping vehicles during an operation to prevent arms smuggling near the border between Macedonia and Kosovo. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski (MACEDONIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY) 

A worker passes by Ford Transit vans at the Ford Otosan Ihsaniye car plant near the western Turkish city of Kocaeli, April 30, 2010. The six-millionth unit of the van rolled off the production line today at the Ford Otosan plant in Kocaeli. Ford Otosan is the joint venture of Turkey's leading carmaker Koc Group and Ford Motor Company. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

Tourists set off for a ride in a pink 1957 Ford convertible car at a five star hotel in Havana April 23, 2010. The Cuban tourism industry recovered in March from a slump in the first two months of the year, with 6.4 percent more vacationers arriving than in March 2009, the National Statistics Office reported on Wednesday. It said 296,988 tourists came to the communist-ruled Caribbean island last month, bringing the total for the first quarter to 810,150, or just 149 less than the same period in 2009. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS SOCIETY TRAVEL IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Visitors are reflected in a new Ford Eco Boost car at the Beijing Auto Show April 23, 2010. China overtook the United States as the world's biggest auto market in terms of number of vehicles sold in 2009, helped by Beijing's incentives. REUTERS/Grace Liang (CHINA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

A staff member speaks next to a Ford Eco Boost car at the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing April 23, 2010. China overtook the United States as the world's biggest auto market in terms of number of vehicles sold in 2009, helped by Beijing's incentives. REUTERS/Grace Liang (CHINA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

VOLVO-GEELY/ - Chart comparing China's Geely car maker and Ford Motor's Volvo car unit. Geely and Ford are expected to announce on Sunday the details of the sell of Volvo to the Chinese car maker. (SIN04) 

VOLVO-GEELY/ - Chart comparing China's Geely car maker and Ford Motor's Volvo car unit. Geely and Ford are expected to announce on Sunday the details of the sell of Volvo to the Chinese car maker. (SIN04) 

A combination photo shows the logos of car makers Porsche, Mercedes, Citroen, BMW, Volvo, Tata, Honda, Toyota, Corvette, Peugeot, Volkswagen, Lamboghini, Skoda, Seat, Saab, Opel, Lancia, Fiat, Ford, Alfa Romeo, Chevrolet, Aston Martin, Audi and Ferrari (L-R, top to bottom) during the second media day of the 80th Geneva Car Show at the Palexpo in Geneva March 2, 2010. REUTERS/Staff (SWITZERLAND - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

The emblem of a Ford T is seen at the Ford car plant in the western German city of Cologne February 5, 2010. Ford has produced up to today 40 millions of cars since 1925. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS TRANSPORT) 

A Ford Motor Co. dealership is seen in Encinitas, California in this July 21, 2008 file photo. Ford reported 2009 earnings of $2.7 billion on January 28, 2010, its first full-year profit since 2005, and said it expects a 2010 profit amid market share gains and a slow U.S. auto sales recovery. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

Hubert, a member of the Cologne carnival triumvirate 'Dreigestirn', poses at the Ford Fiesta model assembly line at the Cologne plant of the Ford Motor Company January 27, 2010. The Cologne plant is the first Ford assembly facility in the world to build the new generation Fiesta. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) 

New vehicles are seen at a parking place of Changan Ford Automobile Corporation Ltd. in Nanjing, Jiangsu province in this April 16, 2008 file photo. Seemingly effortlessly, China has amassed the world's biggest stockpile of foreign exchange reserves, is overtaking Germany as the biggest exporting nation and now has a car market bigger than America's. Picture taken April 16, 2008. To match Special Report DAVOS/CHINA-GROWTH REUTERS/Sean Yong/Files (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS TRANSPORT) 

FORD-ANNIVERSARY/ - 3D illustration showing production process of Model T Ford and its detailed design. Previously transmitted on 26/09/2008 

FORD-ANNIVERSARY/ - 3D illustration showing production process of Model T Ford and its detailed design. Previously transmitted on 26/09/2008 

A Ford Motor Co. dealership is seen in Encinitas, California in this July 21, 2008 file photo. Ford on December 21, 2009 said it is offering its 41,000 U.S. factory workers buyouts and early retirement offers in a bid to reduce its payroll costs as it aims to return to profit by 2011. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A car with a religious license plate is parked outside the Bella Vista Assembly of God church during a Sunday service in Bella Vista, Arkansas, November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES BUSINESS) 

Two Ford Motor Co. crash test dummies sit strapped in a Servo Sled Crash Simulator with seat belt air bags in Dearborn, Michigan November 5, 2009. Ford plans to debut the seat belt mounted airbags in the back seat of the 2011 Ford Explorer Sport Utility Vehicle. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

Mikko Hirvonen of Finland and his compatriot co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen navigate their Ford Focus on the Myherin stage of the Rally of Britain in Wales October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN SPORT MOTOR RACING IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A Ford Motor Company 1954 V8 model car is parked in a garage in the village of Quivican, around 50 kms (31 miles) south of Havana, October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA TRANSPORT SOCIETY) 

A Romanian worker checks a Ford Transit Connect car produced at the Ford factory in Craiova, 230km (143 miles) east of Bucharest September 8, 2009. Ford Motor Co launched production at its Romanian plant in the southwestern city of Craiova on Tuesday, seeking to sell their award-winning Transit Connect van on eastern European markets, officials said. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Romanian workers pose next to the first Ford Transit Connect car produced at the Ford factory in Craiova, 230km (143 miles) east of Bucharest September 8, 2009. Ford Motor Co launched production at its Romanian plant in the southwestern city of Craiova on Tuesday, seeking to sell their award-winning Transit Connect van on eastern European markets, officials said. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

The wheel of a Ford GT is seen at Australia's Supercar Club in Sydney August 13, 2009. Australia's Supercar Club, which makes luxury cars available to a pool of members, is drawing new clients every month who would rather borrow an Aston Martin or a Lamborghini on the weekend to release their inner James Bond than own one. Picture taken on August 13, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA TRANSPORT BUSINESS SOCIETY) 

A wheel of a 2010 Ford Taurus is pictured during a Ford event in New York, August 6, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

A Ford logo at a dealership in Manassas, Virginia, August 3, 2009. Ford Motor Co said on Monday that U.S. auto sales rose 2.3 percent in July, its first year-over-year monthly sales increase since November 2007, supported by the U.S. government "Cash for Clunkers" program.
REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS TRANSPORT) 

A Ford logo reflects a car dealership in Manassas, Virginia, August 3, 2009. Ford Motor Co said on Monday that U.S. auto sales rose 2.3 percent in July, its first year-over-year monthly sales increase since November 2007, supported by the U.S. government "Cash for Clunkers" program. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS TRANSPORT) 

A used vehicle sits on a Ford dealer ship lot advertising the governments "Cash for clunkers" program in Encinitas, California August 2, 2009. Ford Motor Company will report its U.S. sales for July rose from a year ago on a late-month surge under the federal government's "Cash for Clunkers" incentive program, senior U.S. executives said on Sunday. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

An old car dropped in an industrial trash bin serves as a roadside advertisement for the Cash for Clunkers program at Battlefield Ford in Culpeper, Virginia, August 1, 2009. Americans flocked to auto dealerships this month to take advantage of government rebates for gas-guzzling "clunkers" and promptly drained the program's $1 billion in funding, leaving some prospective buyers in limbo. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Jerry's Ford car dealership is seen in Alexandria, Virginia, July 23, 2009. Ford Motor Co posted a $2.3 billion quarterly net profit, mainly due to gains from a $10 billion debt reduction plan, and said it was on track to at least break even in 2011, sending its shares up as much as 9.7 percent. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

Jerry's Ford car dealership is seen in Alexandria, Virginia, July 23, 2009. Ford Motor Co posted a $2.3 billion quarterly net profit, mainly due to gains from a $10 billion debt reduction plan, and said it was on track to at least break even in 2011, sending its shares up as much as 9.7 percent. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

Models pose with a Range Rover Vogue SE after a news conference by Tata Motors in Mumbai June 28, 2009. Tata Motors Ltd, India's largest vehicles maker, on Sunday announced the launch in India of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles, the marquee brands it bought from Ford Motors last year. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata (L) and David Smith, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, pose with a Jaguar XF and Range Rover Vogue SE during the launch of Jaguar and Land Rover in India, after a news conference in Mumbai June 28, 2009. Tata Motors Ltd, India's largest vehicles maker, on Sunday announced the launch in India of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles, the marquee brands it bought from Ford Motors last year. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

Models pose with a Jaguar XF and Range Rover during the launch of Jaguar and Land Rover in India, after a news conference in Mumbai June 28, 2009. Tata Motors Ltd, India's top vehicle maker, acquired the Jaguar and Land Rover brands from Ford Motor for $2.3 billion in 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata waves as he leaves after addressing a news conference to announce the launch of Jaguar and Land Rover in India, in Mumbai June 28, 2009. Tata Motors Ltd, India's top vehicle maker, acquired the Jaguar and Land Rover brands from Ford Motor for $2.3 billion in 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata (C) speaks as David Smith (2nd L), CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, Tata Motors Vice Chairman Ravi Kant (2nd R), Jaguar managing director Mike O'Driscoll (L) and Tata Motors India operations MD P.M. Telang look on during a news conference to announce launch of Jaguar and Land Rover in India, in Mumbai June 28, 2009. Tata Motors Ltd, India's top vehicle maker, acquired the Jaguar and Land Rover brands from Ford Motor for $2.3 billion in 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata attends a news conference in Mumbai June 28, 2009, announcing the launch of Jaguar and Land Rover in India. Tata Motors Ltd, India's top vehicle maker, acquired the Jaguar and Land Rover brands from Ford Motor for $2.3 billion in 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA TRANSPORT BUSINESS)