Rumormill: Tata looking to buy stake in MV Agusta
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorcycles/" rel="tag">Motorcycles</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/india/" rel="tag">India</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tata/" rel="tag">Tata</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/" rel="tag">Rumormill</a></p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mv-agusta-brutale-910r/688181/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="top" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/brutale_hydrogen.jpg" /></a><br /><em>Click on the image above for pictures of the Brutale 910 R</em></p>
<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/16/vw-chairman-piech-wants-to-buy-motorcycle-manufacturer/">Volkswagen</a> may not be the only auto manufacturer interesting in a storied Italian motorcycle maker. Hot on the heels of its purchase of Jaguar and Land Rover, rumors are swirling that Tata may be considering purchasing a stake in MV Agusta. According to a few <a href="http://www.indiaautomotive.net/2008/04/tata-to-pick-up-stake-in-mv-agusta.html">Indian</a> and <a href="http://www.motoblog.it/post/13309/gli-indiani-di-tata-sulla-mv-agusta">Italian</a> sources, Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, is reportedly in talks with Claudio Castiglioni, the man running the show at MV Agusta. <br /><br />Tata's involvement with MV Agusta could inject a unique flavor to the Indian conglomerate's portfolio, which has already been boosted by its acquisition of the two aforementioned classic British marques. A healthy injection of cash could do wonders for MV Agusta as well, considering what it has already proven <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/07/mv-agusta-is-offering-limited-edition-versions-of-the-brutale-91/">capable of</a> even in its currently meager financial position.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mv-agusta-brutale-910r/">MV Agusta Brutale 910R</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mv-agusta-brutale-910r/688181/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/brutale_910r_b_2_thumbnai l.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mv-agusta-brutale-910r/688180/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/brutale_910r_a_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mv-agusta-brutale-910r/688178/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/brutale_910r_5_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mv-agusta-brutale-910r/688175/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/brutale_910r_2_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mv-agusta-brutale-910r/688177/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/brutale_910r_4_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Sources: <a href="http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2008/04/tata-group-to-pick-up-stake-in-mv.html">Faster and Faster</a>, <a href="http://www.indiaautomotive.net/2008/04/tata-to-pick-up-stake-in-mv-agusta.html">India Automotive</a>, <a href="http://www.motoblog.it/post/13309/gli-indiani-di-tata-sulla-mv-agusta">Motoblog</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2008/04/tata-group-to-pick-up-stake-in-mv.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/rumormill-tata-looking-to-buy-stake-in-mv-agusta/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1179012/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/28/rumormill-tata-looking-to-buy-stake-in-mv-agusta/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

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