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| A1C6 Member Since: 15 Oct 2024 Location: Australia Posts: 98  
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It’s really worrying about the timing of this incident. It’s been going on for over a week now in a key time period for LR (76 plate cars in the UK and the new Defender). I hope they can get something fixed soon - and I hope customer data is safe, as well as those who work at LR. Current (LR):
2023 Defender 110 X D300 Former 2022 Defender 110 V8 P525 2021 Defender 90 XS Edition P400 |
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11th Sep 2025 11:59am |
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| Shorty53 Member Since: 17 May 2013 Location: Lancashire Posts: 136  
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My Defender went in for a new key fob programming on 29 August. Should have been a one hour wait. After four hours they told me they have lost connection to JLR for software update (the hack was not known at the time) and gave me a Evoke courtesy car. I finally collected my car and returned the Evoke yesterday.
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12th Sep 2025 9:49pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3648 
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czdjn0lv64ro
Suppliers laying workers off and costing JLR between £5M - £10M per day. It’s all very depressing. |
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13th Sep 2025 7:50am |
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| LR Nuts Member Since: 10 Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 1294 
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After reading the above BBC article, I feel very guilty for buying a LR product.
Not enough of the profit made from my purchase was invested in stopping this crisis. Or in GOOD customer service. |
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13th Sep 2025 8:57am |
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| Nuclear Nick Member Since: 21 Aug 2021 Location: Southwest Posts: 315
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Yes, top level management have a lot to answer for in allowing this to happen. Another sad story in the catalogue of disastrous decisions at JLR over the past few years and more. How often have we seen great concepts, designs and engineering in this country let down by p*ss poor leadership? 23.5MY 90 V8 Carpathian grey
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14th Sep 2025 7:28am |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3771 
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The article says they made 2.5bio profit last year, it’s highest in a decade. That’s hardly as a result of poor decisions and p*ss poor leadership. Quite the contrary.
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14th Sep 2025 6:19pm |
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| peanutbob Member Since: 12 Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 342
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Acc to today’s Times, suppliers are being told that production may not restart until November….though JLR are denying that they have said this.
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16th Sep 2025 8:43am |
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| A1C6 Member Since: 15 Oct 2024 Location: Australia Posts: 98
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If this lasts into November LR's part supplies will likely be crippled for years.
Also, as stupid as this question sounds, will this shortage of cars make the value of the ones we own go up at all? Current (LR): 2023 Defender 110 X D300 Former 2022 Defender 110 V8 P525 2021 Defender 90 XS Edition P400 |
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17th Sep 2025 12:19am |
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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1051 
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Depends if you are buying or selling.
If you’re buying the dealer will tell you that there is a shortage of vehicles and whack up the price. If you are selling the dealer will tell you that nobody wants to buy them because they can’t get parts, then whack you on the trade in price. Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200 Puma 90 XS - Sold D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold) Freelander 2 HSE - Sold Freelander 1 - Sold Disco 2 - Sold |
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17th Sep 2025 7:46am |
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