While declining to comment on the intended takeover bid for JLR by Tata Motors, another group company, Myers said the relationship was close to four years old.
The Indica, known to Europeans as City Rover, was rolled out in November 2003 but did not succeed in the market where consumers are very choosy about the vehicles they buy.
Banking is all about leveraging, the ICICI boss said.
Merger and acquisitions is the toast of the season and a full platter of deals is expected to hit the table very soon in the consumer goods space involving leading players like HLL, Dabur, Marico and United Spirits.
Corporate India has put together a whopping $20 billion (Rs 90,000 crore) so far this year to fund its merger and acquisition bills abroad, surpassing all previous full year totals.