In the subsequent two years from Tata's purchase of Jaguar Land Rover, commentators have opined that Tata overpaid given the collapse in sales due to the global financial meltdown. They miss the point that, like the Chinese, the Indians are playing a long game. Indeed, the purchase of Jaguar Land Rover may prove more valuable to the Indians than the purchase of Volvo and the manufacturer of the London taxis Manganese Bronze will prove valuable to the Chinese. They get highly respected global brands under which they can sell products made in India. They save time in obtaining technology and it all fits in nicely with long term work going on hybrids and pure electric vehicles. Tata Motors is expected to launch two electric vehicles (EVs) in select European countries by March of 2011.