AFP - India's Tata Motors has secured private funding for its British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover, meaning the firm will no longer be seeking state help, the group said on Tuesday. Tata Motors, which bought JLR last June, said it has secured 175 million pounds (203 million euros, 288 million dollars) of funds from the private sector. It had first approached the government for funding in September. "Tata Motors and JLR have been in discussions with commercial banks for JLR funding facilities, many of which have been successfully concluded in the last few months and the balance is expected to be completed in the coming weeks," they said in a statement. "Tata Motors and JLR also expect that the long-term loan from the European Investment Bank of 340 million pounds, sanctioned to JLR, can also be successfully secured in the coming weeks through appropriate commercial arrangements.