Tata Motors appoints GM's Forster as new chief

Carl-Peter Forster will take over as group chief executive officer of India’s Tata Motors, with responsibility for all global operations including the troubled Jaguar and Land Rover brands, the company said today.

Forster, 55, was most recently the head of General Motors in Europe, looking after Opel/Vauxhall, Saab and Chevrolet’s European operations.