Land Rover will not kill off much-loved Defender after all with plans to build ... - This is Money
Land Rover has commuted the death-sentence imposed on its original and much-loved classic Defender model and is to keep the vehicle alive by building it abroad, the company said today. The U-turn comes just over a year after the British 4X4 firm announced that the original Defender - having reached its pensionable age of 65 – was to cease production by December this year. But following that revelation in October 2013 the clamour from fans for the original vehicle - a favourite with the Queen and many UK customers - has persuaded Land Rover bosses to have a re-think. Although production of the old Defender will cease in the UK, it is now set to be re-born and built abroad outside the EU. . A Land Rover spokesman said: ‘Land Rover is investigating the possibility of maintaining production of the current... Any continuation would see low volume production maintained for sale outside the EU. ’. The firm has a manufacturing facility in India and has recently expanded into China. The announcement came as the firm launched a year of celebrations with three run-out special limited edition versions of the Defender - called Heritage, Adventure and Autobiography - priced from ££27,800 to £61,845. . It also created the largest... Source: www.thisismoney.co.uk
