INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Reports of a potential stake sale drove Tata Motors shares up as much as 3.7%.Tata Motors Ltd on Friday denied media reports that it was
exploring options for its ailing luxury car unit Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc.Two media reports said the company was considering options
including a minority stake sale in the JLR unit or finding a venture partner that would jointly develop vehicles and lower costs.The reports
of a potential stake sale drove Tata Motors shares up as much as 3.7 per cent to Rs 184
The stock pared some of the gains and ended up 1.6 per cent."There is no truth to the rumours that Tata Motors is looking to divest its
stake in JLR," a Tata Motors spokesperson told Reuters.Tata Motors posted its biggest-ever quarterly loss in Indian corporate history of
about $4 billion last month, hurt by slumping China sales.The company also warned the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) unit, which brings in most of
its revenue, would swing to an operating loss in the year to March versus an earlier projection for breakeven, given weak sales at the
luxury British carmaker.The company may prefer to keep control of JLR, and rather seek fresh equity from investors, BloombergQuint said
citing a Bloomberg report.
