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Indian car giant, Tata paid £1.15bn for the Jaguar and Land Rover car brands after months of negotiations. The sale has meant job security for thousands of employees in the West Midlands, which has plants based in Solihull and Castle Bromwich.

BBC Midlands Today's transport correspondent Peter Plisner travelled to India to produce a series of five reports.

Who are Tata?

India Tata is a far-reaching company with links outside the car industry.

In the first of his reports, Peter Plisner gained exclusive access to the new Tata Nano - the world's cheapest motor car.

He also visited the firm's massive factory in Pune and spoke to analysts about what they think of the company.

Managing director, Ravi Kant

Plans for Jaguar and Land Rover

An exclusive interview with the managing director of Tata Motors, Ravi Kant.

He talks about his plans for the Midlands car brands and how Tata will turn around struggling Jaguar.

He also talks about possible plans to revive and modernise old car models such as the E-type Jaguar.

Indica for the UK

We reveal plans by Tata to launch it's best selling car model in the UK.

An earlier model of the car was re-branded and sold as the City Rover five years ago.

British engineers are set to work with a specialist unit based at Warwick University to get the car ready for the UK market.

A Tata factory

The Indian car market

BBC Midlands Today has taken a look at the current car market in India, as more people upgrade from scooters to small cars.

Peter Plisner also visited the Mercedes car plant in India as well as a new Rolls Royce showroom.

He spoke to Bollywood star, Jackie Schroff about his love for Jaguar and his passion for classic cars.

Doing the business

We spoke to West Midlands based companies that already do business in India.

These include a record producer and a dustcart manufacturer, who discuss what the transition means in terms of employment.