Jaguar Deal Could Be Closed by Year-End:...

Jaguar Deal Could Be Closed by Year-End: Ford Motor Co. could complete its $2.5-billion acquisition of the British luxury car maker Jaguar by year-end, L. Lindsey Halstead, chairman of Ford of Europe Inc., said. Halstead said in a video news conference from Britain that a Jaguar shareholders meeting could be called by the end of this month. The transaction could be completed within days after that if shareholders approved the deal.