Report: Renault eyes up Jaguar takeover?
by Henry Biggs,
last updated December 8 2005

Renault is keen to take Jaguar off Ford’s hands according to the respected French business magazine L’Expansion. The report claims that the French car maker was unsuccessful in it’s efforts to buy Volvo, the most profitable of Ford’s 'Premier Automotive Group' upmarket brands.

However Jaguar has been unprofitable ever since Ford bought the marque in 1989. Jag’s parent company is in bad shape itself and is expected to announce tens of thousands of job losses in the near future. In summer Jaguar’s ceased production at the historic Browns Lane plant in Coventry after 53 years. Despite this, the new Renault boss Carlos Ghosn is keen to expand his company’s portfolio into the profitable luxury sector. This is an area in which Renault has historically been unsuccessful, being seen more as a maker of small hatchbacks. In the year to November, the French car maker saw its European market share slip below ten percent. Sales of its best-selling Megane fell eight per cent and the larger Laguna by 20 per cent, despite a facelift. Jaguar XKR


Renault’s own attempt at a luxury model, the oddly styled Vel Satis failed miserably as did the even whackier Avantime and Renault has little expertise in this sector. Buying Jaguar would expand the French Marque’s repertoire and expand sales beyond its traditional Western European markets while providing a much needed cash boost for Ford.


Oh no we could be in for another engine maker. Its out there somewhere. Second V10 Treg on the drive at the moment.

And we sure don't want a Renault engine thank you............... I ran a Volvo 480ES with a Renault 1.9l engine for a couple of years, it was the most unreliable car I have ever run and in 5 attempts to drive to the south coast it never got passed Hilton Park Services on the M6, it always had to be collected by a flatbed truck from the Volvo dealer in Morecombe. I gave up with it and sold it for what was probably the most BORING car I have ever driven - an Audi 80 Avant Tdi 1.9....... it just never went wrong. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Bonnet de douche, Rodney!!! Jaguar owned by a French company? Does this mean the exhaust fumes will be tinged with garlic and that you'll be able to spec blue & white stripes for your interior trim? Hopefully the dealer will be able to throw in a free beret too!  

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Could be worse, they might let the designer of the Vel Satis complete the first update to the RRS.
I can just see the queue to buy one then....

I am I on the wrong company.

But the thoughts of an add on tv with the sport shaking that a**.  Its out there somewhere. Second V10 Treg on the drive at the moment.

Very annoyed wrote:

If the French buy Jag will the French spirit transfer to the service department? When you go in for a problem they'll just shrug their shoulders, give up on anything too hard and burn a few sheep for good measure!

Hold on thats what the service department do already - less the sheep!  2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Very annoyed wrote:

If the French buy Jag will the French spirit transfer to the service department? When you go in for a problem they'll just shrug their shoulders, give up on anything too hard and burn a few sheep for good measure!

what engine you diesel guys think you have now.....?

yes you're right a PSI (peugeot) french diesel engine

GMH wrote:

Could be worse, they might let the designer of the Vel Satis complete the first update to the RRS.
I can just see the queue to buy one then....