INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
"Ratan, the PM and Greg met about three weeks ago," a British government source said.British Prime Minister Theresa May and business
minister Greg Clark met Ratan Tata, patriarch of the 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
published from a syndicated feed.)
