Jaguar Bond Risk Rises Fourfold as Hard Times Hit Tata Too
- Jaguar hit by declining diesel vehicle demand, China slump
- Company’s CDS climbed to six-year high after Moody’s downgrade
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Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc’s bond risk quadrupled this year as the automaker plays catch-up on electric vehicles and is hit by weakened demand in China. Moody’s Investors Service is warning of more tough days ahead.
Moody’s on Nov. 13 cut its rating on Jaguar, owned by India’s Tata Motors Ltd., to Ba3, three levels below investment grade. Jaguar’s weak operating performance “will likely continue over at least the next 12-18 months” and it will weigh on the parent’s performance too, it said.