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UK PM met Ratan Tata as JLR warns on Brexit, diesel: Report

UK Prime Minister Theresa May and business minister Greg Clark met Ratan Tata a few weeks ago as its car brand Jaguar Land Rover warns about the effect of Brexit and diesel policy

Tata bought ailing Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in 2008 and has ploughed billions of pounds into the firm. Photo: ReutersPremium
Tata bought ailing Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in 2008 and has ploughed billions of pounds into the firm. Photo: Reuters

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May and business minister Greg Clark met Ratan Tata, patriarch of the Indian Tata family, a few weeks ago as its car brand Jaguar Land Rover warns about the effect of Brexit and diesel policy, a government source said.

The sprawling Tata conglomerate includes manufacturing, defence, aerospace, services and steel operations.

Tata bought ailing Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in 2008 and has ploughed billions of pounds into the firm, making it Britain’s biggest automotive company producing nearly one of three cars made in the country.

However in recent months the company has seen its sales hit by a weakening performance in major market China and a crackdown on diesel in Europe, prompting it to cut output.

Chief Executive Ralf Speth has also warned about the risks of Brexit, saying a bad deal could cost around 1.2 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) annually and warning he did not know whether his plants could operate after Britain’s exit from the bloc in six months’ time.

“Ratan, the PM and Greg met about three weeks ago," a British government source told Reuters.

A Tata Motors spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.

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Published: 17 Oct 2018, 01:56 PM IST
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