↓ Advertise on Defender2 ↓

Home > General & Technical (L663) > Dealer Confirmation of "20th December 2015"?
Post Reply  Down to end
Page 1 of 2 12>
Print this entire topic · 
Pickles



Member Since: 26 May 2013
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3748

Australia 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green
Dealer Confirmation of "20th December 2015"?
Has anyone spoken to their Dealer to see if there has been any official confirmation from Solihull to the Dealer Network to confirm that Defender production will indeed cease on 20th December 2015?
Cheers, Pickles.
Post #271716 5th Oct 2013 9:00pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
JeremyJ



Member Since: 16 Nov 2011
Location: Aylesbury
Posts: 1758

United Kingdom 
Not yet there isn't! Very Happy
Post #271733 5th Oct 2013 10:14pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Pickles



Member Since: 26 May 2013
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3748

Australia 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green
Would you be able to ask them (JLR) "the question" (is 20/12/15 correct?) on Monday, & if they deny it, perhaps they could tell you who in JLR made the statement to the Press, and why?
Thanks, Pickles.
Post #271741 6th Oct 2013 4:09am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
JeremyJ



Member Since: 16 Nov 2011
Location: Aylesbury
Posts: 1758

United Kingdom 
Sadly (although for obvious reasons!) the manufacturer will never comment on future models. Sad
Post #271751 6th Oct 2013 7:03am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Pickles



Member Since: 26 May 2013
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3748

Australia 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green
Fair enough, I know that's usual, it is here in Aus too, but in this instance you'd only be asking for confirmation of not a new model, but only confirmation of a statement that has already been made by JLR?
Cheers, Pickles.
Post #271763 6th Oct 2013 8:33am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
22900013A



Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3136

United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Keswick Green
Where has 20th December 2015 come from? The Telegraph article says "December 2015". Does the day really matter? 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"
Post #271766 6th Oct 2013 8:43am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Send e-mail Reply with quote
familymad



Member Since: 13 Dec 2011
Location: Bucks
Posts: 3459

 2016 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Santorini Black
Much debate rages about Huey's provenance. Some claim he's actually the first "production" car, built after an initial batch of 48 prototypes, but Land Rover's technical communications manager, Roger Crathorne, is adamant. "Huey is the first of the prototypes, no doubt," he tells me. "His chassis number is LR1 and the comprehensive records we hold tell the whole story. HUE 166 rolled out of the factory on March 11, 1948." Roger joined Land Rover as an engineer in 1963 and has never left, so if anyone should know…


Maybe 20th Dec will become important? 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI
1995 90 300TDI
Post #271770 6th Oct 2013 9:05am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
22900013A



Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3136

United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Keswick Green
Hueys chassis number is R01, ie right hand drive number one. I had thought the idea that it was the first production car had been put to bed decades ago, although when restored in the late 50s/early 60s it was at the time thought incorrectly to be the first production vehicle, and was restored to something like production spec. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"
Post #271779 6th Oct 2013 9:59am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Send e-mail Reply with quote
Pickles



Member Since: 26 May 2013
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3748

Australia 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green
"20th" is the date "quoted" in the Telegraph.
Cheers, Pickles.
Post #271912 6th Oct 2013 8:58pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
nidge n



Member Since: 04 Feb 2012
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 714

 
December 2015 it is then. Nice article from Quentin. http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring...er-2367582
Post #273815 14th Oct 2013 7:30pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Pickles



Member Since: 26 May 2013
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3748

Australia 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green
No "official" communication to any Dealer then, of the 20th December date widely quoted in the Press...Surely JLR have said "something" to their Dealers?
Cheers, Pickles.
Post #273860 14th Oct 2013 8:57pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
AndrewS



Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3706

United Kingdom 2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 SW Rimini Red
Perhaps the 20th Dec is the last day of 2015 production, ie xmas shut down starts on 22nd
Post #273993 15th Oct 2013 12:56pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Birdy



Member Since: 07 Oct 2011
Location: Côte d'Azur
Posts: 848

France 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black
There’s a period of grace during which dealers can get rid of old stock, i.e. no longer meet the current emission standards. For example, when EU 5 came into force in September 2011, you could get good deals on EU 4 vehicles for a couple of months afterwards.

But although it makes sense to me that for a while after September 2015 when EU 6 comes into force, there’ll still be 2.2 Defenders available and being registered (up to 31 December 2015 if I’m not mistaken), I really don’t see how JLR will be manufacturing EU 5 vehicles as late as 20 December. And won’t they need to shut the lines down long before then to prepare for the Defender replacement?

It’s all speculation of course… But no, as of this morning, JLR hasn't said "something" to their Dealers.

Peter
Post #274013 15th Oct 2013 2:20pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
familymad



Member Since: 13 Dec 2011
Location: Bucks
Posts: 3459

 2016 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Santorini Black
So reg one in 2016 and make it even more scarce than a final build Defender !! 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI
1995 90 300TDI
Post #274063 15th Oct 2013 6:01pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Pickles



Member Since: 26 May 2013
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3748

Australia 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green
I was reading an article on the net today, the focus of which was the "end" of the current Defender.
I was surprised at the quoted number of recent sales YTD, and they were 561 for Europe as compared to 487 for Australia. These figures are probably a month or so out of date by now, but whilst I can relate to the Aussie figure, I would've thought that Europe would have sold A LOT more than that, thousands more I'd have thought, in view of the recently quoted yearly production figures of around 16000 in 2012?
Surely 561 YTD for Europe can't be correct?...I'd have thought they'd sell more than that many in a month. Cheers, Pickles.
Post #274152 16th Oct 2013 12:09am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Post Reply  Back to top
Page 1 of 2 12>
All times are GMT

Jump to  
Previous Topic | Next Topic >
Posting Rules
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum



Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
DEFENDER2.NET RSS Feed - All Forums