Why isn’t LR touring the new defender...like what Jeep are doing

[W&KO]

I see Jeep have at least one of their yet to be released Gladiators (dual cab Ute) traveling around AUS dealerships inviting customer to come have a look. It’s the left hand drive version and no test drives allowed.....


I reckon it a good idea, being able to see what you hope to purchase in the flesh before ordering.

Be awesome is there was a new defender floating around.

[3toes]

Think the answer is that this vehicle has been released and in showrooms in USA. Land Rover has not yet been released to public yet unless your name is Bond James Bond

[Tote]

And Jeep would be out to maximise their potential in OZ out of necessity, sale in the US have been a bit flat as their market is a bit differnt to ours.


Stolen fron ausjeepoffroad.com:

The 2020 Jeep Gladiator is on Struggle Street, according to Automotive News, an outcome which is somewhat surprising but one which we sort of saw coming last month. It seems that $US33,545 ($50,246) is a lot of money to pay for a pickup.

By Jeep standards, that price is about in line with what you’d pay for other Jeeps—the base price for a Wrangler is $US28,295 ($42,382)—but it does seem remarkable that the Gladiator is the priciest of any standard Jeep vehicle, and for no good apparent reason.

But that’s all on paper (or at least the internet) at least, since Auto News says that the discounts have been heavy after sales dipped post-launch.

The Gladiator is competing with trucks like the Chevy Colorado and the Ford Ranger, both of which have a base price of less than $US30,000 ($44,936). It also apparently is drawing competition from inside its own house.

One dealer who asked not to be identified said the Gladiator has been pulling customers from the Wrangler, which is fairly close to the pickup’s pricing. The dealer considers both vehicles to be overpriced.

“We were selling [Gladiators] until the last couple of months. We were actually selling the high-end stuff, but again, that’s because of the newness of it, and everybody coming out to buy the one with all the equipment,” the dealer said. “But let’s call a spade a spade; $US30,000 ($44,936) to $US45,000 ($67,404) is the range that we should be in.”

“At first when we talked about the launch and everything else, they weren’t coming in this place saying we’re going to attack Ranger,” [Jeffrey Burnett, general manager of Millsboro Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram in Delaware] said. “They came to this place saying we’re going to have a vehicle unlike anybody else. Now I think they’re going into, ‘You know what? We can attack Ranger; we can attack [the Nissan] Frontier.’ “

Burnett said his store is selling 15 to 25 Gladiators a month, which isn’t far off from its numbers for the Wrangler and light-duty Ram. Nationally, Gladiator sales peaked at more than 6,000 in October before falling back slightly in November and December, according to estimates from the Automotive News Data Centre, while sales of the Wrangler and Ranger increased as the fourth quarter went on.

The Gladiator is a strange beast. Our own Jeep obsessive David Tracy absolutely loves it, but whenever I see it I get a nagging feeling about really just wanting an old Comanche. The Gladiator seems like too much in just about every department, though then again that describes almost every truck these days. Mainly it just seems sad that Jeep’s ostensible objective is to beat the Nissan Frontier.

Regards,
Tote

[RANDLOVER]

Think the answer is that this vehicle has been released and in showrooms in USA. Land Rover has not yet been released to public yet unless your name is Bond James Bond

Agree they will get lots of free advertising in the Bond movie, and IIRC the movie and demo models will arrive the same time in Aus, and Bond is not the public, he is a public servant.

[ramblingboy42]

Hasn't the new Defender been released for sale anywhere YET?

I would have thought every dealership would at least have one on one of those rotating turntables?

After all the bull**** we endured here for around 2 years there still isn't one to see? Really? I mean really?

When is the supposed release date?

Will we see our submarines first?

[AndyG]

June 2020



The new Defender 110 will be in Australia in June 2020, with the 90 to follow late in the year.

So lets about 100 sleeps

[grey_ghost]

June 2020



The new Defender 110 will be in Australia in June 2020, with the 90 to follow late in the year.

So lets about 100 sleeps


I have been told the same by a Dealer here in Vic... [emoji15][emoji26][emoji849][emoji848]

[ramblingboy42]

...does that date mean you can purchase from then or is it on display?

[Tins]

Will we see our submarines first?

Well, I'm fairly sure we WILL see our subs, which entirely defeats their purpose.

[Tins]

And Jeep would be out to maximise their potential in OZ out of necessity, sale in the US have been a bit flat as their market is a bit differnt to ours.


Stolen fron ausjeepoffroad.com:

The 2020 Jeep Gladiator is on Struggle Street, according to Automotive News, an outcome which is somewhat surprising but one which we sort of saw coming last month. It seems that $US33,545 ($50,246) is a lot of money to pay for a pickup.

By Jeep standards, that price is about in line with what you’d pay for other Jeeps—the base price for a Wrangler is $US28,295 ($42,382)—but it does seem remarkable that the Gladiator is the priciest of any standard Jeep vehicle, and for no good apparent reason.

But that’s all on paper (or at least the internet) at least, since Auto News says that the discounts have been heavy after sales dipped post-launch.

The Gladiator is competing with trucks like the Chevy Colorado and the Ford Ranger, both of which have a base price of less than $US30,000 ($44,936). It also apparently is drawing competition from inside its own house.

One dealer who asked not to be identified said the Gladiator has been pulling customers from the Wrangler, which is fairly close to the pickup’s pricing. The dealer considers both vehicles to be overpriced.

“We were selling [Gladiators] until the last couple of months. We were actually selling the high-end stuff, but again, that’s because of the newness of it, and everybody coming out to buy the one with all the equipment,” the dealer said. “But let’s call a spade a spade; $US30,000 ($44,936) to $US45,000 ($67,404) is the range that we should be in.”

“At first when we talked about the launch and everything else, they weren’t coming in this place saying we’re going to attack Ranger,” [Jeffrey Burnett, general manager of Millsboro Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram in Delaware] said. “They came to this place saying we’re going to have a vehicle unlike anybody else. Now I think they’re going into, ‘You know what? We can attack Ranger; we can attack [the Nissan] Frontier.’ “

Burnett said his store is selling 15 to 25 Gladiators a month, which isn’t far off from its numbers for the Wrangler and light-duty Ram. Nationally, Gladiator sales peaked at more than 6,000 in October before falling back slightly in November and December, according to estimates from the Automotive News Data Centre, while sales of the Wrangler and Ranger increased as the fourth quarter went on.

The Gladiator is a strange beast. Our own Jeep obsessive David Tracy absolutely loves it, but whenever I see it I get a nagging feeling about really just wanting an old Comanche. The Gladiator seems like too much in just about every department, though then again that describes almost every truck these days. Mainly it just seems sad that Jeep’s ostensible objective is to beat the Nissan Frontier.

Regards,
Tote

What he said, squared.

LR know full well the hype surrounding the new Deef, sorry Disco, and are stringing it along for all it's worth. Some in the US have 'driven' a 110 at a show. I doubt that there are any in this country yet that are not behind firewalls.