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AndrewS



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Popped into my dealer last week.

There is NO indication of anything 'special' going down the production line. The last build will be October 2014.
Perhaps Jeremy can confirm the above?

A bit of speculation.
The new engine plant in Wolverhampton will be producing engines for the JLR group and should be up and running for Dec 2015.
So in theory the Land Rover Utility vehicle (if it exists) will go into production Dec2015/Jan2016.

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ericvv



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Last build October 2014? You may be causing a panic here. Laughing
You mean October 2015 I presume?
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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AndrewS



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October 2014 the order book is closed
End of December 2014 last build.
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Pacific24



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Are you sure? I was lead to believe in was 2015.
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GUM97



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It is December 2015 isn't it? An engine to TDi for!
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Pickles



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20th December 2015 is the date when the last Defender will roll off the line, according to JLR's official release.
Pickles.
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RobKeay



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Sad times least I get a new one next month. Glad I put that order in.
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smb



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Does everyone really think the Defender will end next year? It may be the end of the Defender coming out of Solihull to make way for extra 405 capacity, but it won't stop Defenders being produced altogether. There are other production lines in another obvious country that can take over.

Surely, there is still a market for such a unique vehicle that only a Defender can fulfil and in countries that are not tied down with all the legislative cr4p. All they need is a production line that is cheap enough to run that doesn't need high capacity to make profit.

Only my thoughts, for what they are worth plus trying to be optimistic Whistle
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Laurie



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They'll sell the tooling to Mexico or Brazil and production will continue for another ten years.

or would it be Mahindra?............ Rolling Eyes 
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AndrewS



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Pickles wrote:
20th December 2015 is the date when the last Defender will roll off the line, according to JLR's official release.
Pickles.


This is what I thought, however two of my local dealers have said production will end Dec 2014.

Could be something to do with this:-
The Euro 6 standard will come into force on 1 September 2014 for the approval of vehicles, and from 1 January 2015 for the registration and sale of new cars.
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Pickles



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I think you'll find that there "variations" in the rules, for various types of vehicles.
Cheers, Pickles.
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AndrewS



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Yes indeed, this is how the current model has survived as long as it has.

To clear this up could a few members call their dealers and ask the question Thumbs Up

To clarify I have been told the order books are closed as from end Oct 2014.
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smb



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Aren't commercial vehicles exempt from these new rules?
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As far as I understand it, EU6 would have killed the Defender at the end of 2014, other than that their particular N1 (N1-III?) category puts them in the end of 2015 group.

Peter
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Pacific24



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Would a petrol engine be possible to meet the new emission requirements or is it really not possible for the Defender?
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