CLOSING CASE Prowling for Success: The Revival of Jaguar Land Rover Transforming TATA into an emerging market challenger amid the well as resilience. TATA motors continued to invest money in Jaguar opening up of the Indian economy in 1991 and steering it to a Land Rover amid a global downturn in the sales of luxury car brands. $100 billion global company operating in over 80 countries is con- It finally succeeded in transforming the acquisition into a business sidered to be Ratan Tata's crowning success. He stepped down in that generated over $5.82 billion in 2012, with profits of over $533 2012 million. The TATA group's growth had come from spending over $20 bil- lion in acquisitions. But it was the $2.3 billion takeover of the UK's Background of Jaguar Land Rover loss-making car manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover (ILR) Group, from Historically separate car brands, Jaguar and Land Rover were part Ford in 2008 that created history for the group. of Ford's premier automotive group (PAG) and acquired together by Analysts had argued that TATA motors overpaid for Jaguar Land TATA motors. Rover in 2008. True enough, JLR needed more cash injection from Jaguar was founded by William Lyons to build motorcycle side- the TATAs and continued to lose money for another 2 years. Sales cars in 1922 as Swallow Sidecars. The name Jaguar was created dropped to just under 72,000 units in 2009. The company, already in 1935, to reflect speed, sleekness, and raw power according to saddled with a $3 billion debt, suffered losses of almost $468 million Jaguar Heritage Trust. A succession of mergers followed until in in 2009, with Jaguar Land Rover contributing to over $100 million 1989, the Ford Motor Company acquired Jaguar Cars for $2.5 bil- of this loss. lion. Ford was forced to sell Jaguar Land Rover in 2008 amid contin- Newspaper reports indicated that JLR would need to close at ued losses and to concentrate on its core U.S. business least one of its plants in the UK. But as we saw in this chapter, chal Today, Jaguar sells over 55,000 cars across 4 models; the XF, XJ, lengers from emerging markets demonstrate an appetite for risk as XK, and the series. Sixty-six percent of total sales comes from the A series of takeovers and mergers followed through the next three a growth of 22 per cent in 2013 with 2913 cars sold in the market. decades, culminating in the formation of the Rover Group in 1986 JLR is expected to have a similar entry strategy for Brazil, where and the takeover of both brands by BMW in 1984. Ford acquired high tariffs have discouraged sales of its cars. Brazil is widely ex- Land Rover in 2000 for $2.96 billion and added both Jaguar and pected to surpass Japan in automobile sales. Land Rover Brands to its Premier Automotive Group until the 2008 Another success factor with firms like JLR has been in its man- sale to TATA motors. agement of the Government-Industry linkage, so vital in transition Land Rover sells over 157,000 units across 7 models; The Range and emerging economies. The TATA group is known to have govern- Rover Evoque is the top seller (36% of total sales), followed by Rangement support and has leveraged this in acquiring JLR. In its entry into Rover Sport (19%), Freelander 2 (17%), Discovery (15%), Range China, JLR had tried several JVs before getting government approval Rover (9%), and the Defender (5%). Sales are predominantly from for the IV with Cherry. China (22%) and Europe (21%), the UK (17%), North America (15%). Governments in developed and emerging regions have vested Declining sales of both brands continued until the Jaguar XK Coupe interests in attracting FDI into industries to sustain a large labor launched in 2006 (while still owned by Ford), began reviving interest in force. The restructuring of the UK automobile industry with both Jaguar cars. The model built on an aluminium chassis had a new design nationalization and de-nationalization strategies at various stages and styling that delivered on performance too! A two-door coupe was of JLR's history has shown a clear intervention to boost growth soon added and by 2008, the new successful XF model had arrived in vital sectors. The success of Nissan's Sunderland plant owes as The launch of the Range Rover Evoque in July 2011, a compact sport much to local government incentives as it does to manufacturing utility vehide, redefined Jaguar Land Rover as a luxury brand that could competence. In the case of JLR, a clear case of inward FDI from an compete with Mercedes, BMW, and Audi. The Range Rover Evoque or emerging region (India) was used to stop decline within a region and the "new Land Rover," as customers would now refer it, was designed create new jobs in an advanced economy. This we see, how global- to appeal to young, female, and new customers and sold 81,000 units ization is at play here! in just 9 months contributing heavily to the profitability of JLR. Seventy- five percent of total sales are exports to 170 countries earning over 52 Challenges to Sustained Growth billion in revenue, with over 36,451 units sold in China alone. In 2014, new models and stronger sales (particularly in emerging markets), saw JLR announce record profits of $3.855 billion. It was the The Lure of Emerging Markets for Automobile newly launched two-seater Evoque and the F-Type sports car that drove Manufacturers sales up nearly 16 per cent to 434,311 vehicles. Revenue grew 22.8per As indicated in earlier in this chapter, one of the key advantages cent to 29.9billion. The profits were up 49.4 per cent. To put this into that emerging regions possess is access to resources including fl. perspective, global car sales in 2014 were 85 million. It is estimated that nancial reserves and this was clear in the TATA group's next move. this figure will reach 100 million by 2018. The important US market Cost competiveness was improved, production was streamlined, is forecast to peak at 17 million in 2017. Most continued growth will and over 3000 jobs were cut in the company by 2009. Over $2 bil- come from emerging markets. Although Jaguar Land Rover is self-suf- lion was invested in into research and development activities and ficient in generating cash, most of its profits are going into building of by 2010 a $12 billion investment project over the next five years competences that are present with many its competitors. It is also a late was announced. One of the main issues that dogged Jaguar Land mover into many emerging regions where competitors have entrenched Rover was a lack of new models and new engines that could appeal positions. A possible shift of manufacturing into India and China could to a broader segment. To solve this, it turned to low cost centers in cause resentment and labor disruption in the UK, where most of its sup- emerging regions like India and China. These regions would provide ply chain cluster and technology cluster are located. manufacturers with a unique proposition that we see in this chapter. Conclusions Emerging Markets as Target Markets that Possess For Jaguar Land Rover, the future looks stable if new models gener- Low-Cost Manufacturing Bases and Competitive ate the same levels of interest as the Evoque and new XK sportster in Sourcing Destinations emerging markets. After six years of declining car sales, sales were up in 2014. The important Chinese market saw sales of 21.7 million Most emerging markets have large population segments seeking up 13 per cent Robust growth in China is vital for Tata and JR. In luxury products, as seen in the case of China that saw a threefold 2015 sales grew by some 10 per cent to 23.8 million cars and light growth in sales of Jaguar Cars, Linking the rise in per capita income trucks. Tata motors currently depends on the company to provide in recent years to a greater demand, one envisages these markets more than 70 percent of its total global revenue and almost 90 per- as a vast opportunity for Jaguar cars to sell within a rising luxury cent of its profits. The continued dependence on emerging markets car segment. No wonder Jaguar ropes in celebrities like Victoria might turn out to be a risky proposition when these economies slow Beckham to sell 5128,000 limited editions of the Evoque to affluent down. In addition, the continued recession in its traditional home Chinese customers. The company has also announced a joint ven markets of the Euro Zone and North America would dampen sales. ture agreement with the Chinese manufacturer Cherry Automobile The rising cost of rubber and steel and other critical raw materials is to build vehicles for the Chinese market and an engine manufactur expected to cut into the profitability of the company as it prepares to ing plant for new models. compete on price in many segments in the market. But we may see in India, JLR has opened an assembly plant in Pune, India where the development of new models and entry into newer markets or completely knocked down Freelander2 models are manufactured. segments extending Jaguar Land Rover's success for years to come. This is expected to be the hub for sourcing low cost components for The diversification into speed boats, a recent exercise, could be an JLR's global supply chain. It is also an attempt to lower Indian tariffs interesting proposition in this direction 9. ST., Knight, G., & Riesenberger, J. (2016). International business: The new relies global edition. Retrieved from http://ebookcentral.proquest.com

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