As India's Tata Motors finalises its purchase of Jaguar and Land Rover, analysts are questioning its ability to integrate the luxury auto brands with its staid but profitable line-up of cars, trucks and buses.

Tata Motors is expected to announce an agreement to buy the two brands from Ford Motor Co as early as Wednesday, a deal analysts say will create opportunities but also challenges for India's No. 3 carmaker.

"About 10-12 years ago, Tata was clearly only a bus and truck maker, while today it is also about small cars, plus Jaguar and Land Rover," said Mohit Arora, managing director for India at J.D. Power Asia-Pacific.

"It's a bit like an elephant: whichever part you touch, you get a different impression. And there are fears that with so much bulk it can't run," he said.

Tata's presence is mainly in the low- to mid-end segments in India and some developing markets, and some analysts have questioned the rationale behind it snapping up brands that will push it into the......

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