Thread: All discussions relating to the Defenders end of production

Amazing!

Called by my local dealer today for a chat... there were 4 brand new Defenders in the workshop all having their PDI done!

1 x 90
2 x 110, one with a very nice back pack on Fuji White
1 x 130 HCPU loaded with extras!

Apparently there was a big Australia Day sale where these were all sold! The dealer said they cannot accept any more orders into Australia... OMG! Can that really be the case?

I am really pleased I managed to get mine... would feel gutted to have missed out!...

Cheers, Pete

Np more orders, I don't think that's true,...at this stage.
Pickles.

Heard a rumour that production will end at the end of this year,which means there will be MY16.

It is Jan 1st that the new safety regs come into force in many European countries,which means it cannot be sold in these markets,which includes UK.

But who knows,there may not be enough for all the export markets.

The local dealer here has no idea what is going on.

Maybe at the moment they are selling more world wide than they ever have,so LR have no idea how things are going to go in the near future with current sales,production,etc.

Not sure..

BUT, as a business, one would assume they have a plan in place! And that would include the end of production UK date as being in Dec 2015...

Also tied to this by all the new regs that the current Defender manafactured in the UK (EU) is now unable to meet.

Who knows indeed!

Originally Posted by scarry

Heard a rumour that production will end at the end of this year,which means there will be MY16.

It is Jan 1st that the new safety regs come into force in many European countries,which means it cannot be sold in these markets,which includes UK.

But who knows,there may not be enough for all the export markets.

The local dealer here has no idea what is going on.

Maybe at the moment they are selling more world wide than they ever have,so LR have no idea how things are going to go in the near future with current sales,production,etc.

Plenty of stuff about this on the Forum.
Anyway, production of Defender WILL end on 20th December 2015.
Certain Defenders are already no longer available in Aus, but "ordinary" 90s & 110s etc are still available,....at the moment, but there will shortly come a time when they will not. There are only so many production "slots" available until 20/12, so when they are filled,....there will be no more.
Pickles.

Now I am sure we all like confirming to one another how popular the 2015 Def has become and that values will RISE!! (or NOT according to some of us)

However I spoke to my dealer today apparently some chap and his brother walked in a week ago or so and bought 4 x 110 on the spot (the sales manager thought the two brother were having them on)

The salesman told me if he had 4 on the floor he would sell them in a week or so. Apparently demand is at the brink of exceeding supply. either way sales have increased significantly.

Have they made the Defenders EU6 compliant ?? , as of 2015 in Europe its illegal to sell anything that does not comply with Euro6

they have pulled the Iveco Daily 4x4 from EU markets because they have not worked out how to fit the SCR as well as the DPF into the exhaust with limited space under the 4x4, which is why we are seeing more come to AU (EU4) and South Africa (EU3)

perhaps the volume of whats left of the Defender is heading down here ??

I believe UK is V & we are IV....our Defs do not have DPF.
Pickles