Defenders to be Built in New Delhi

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Originally Posted by philco

I would live to be able to buy a defender as a kit to build at home. think of the savings buying it in pieces and doing it yourself!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thinking back, CKD kits were actually more expensive than the assembled car. This came about because the car was assembled and then "knocked down" to major assemblies and packed in crates, which was all extra labour and packaging. Where the savings came in for the car company was the reduction in the cost of freight. Assembled cars were carried as deck cargo which was limited and at a premium price, while the CKD crates could be packed into the hold, saving space and therefore price charged by the shipping companies.

With ship containerisation and dedicated RoRo car transporting ships the savings are gone.

Diana

thanks for that but it would be good to think that you could buy it and make up your own kit, I agree, just think of the different styles of landies you might see.

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Was just reading the rss news feeds and there are rumours that Tata will be building Defenders in New Delhi for the Indian Army. More models for Jaguar and Land Rover - Latest Car News from 4Car

One wonders if this will be a new hope that the price of a Deefer landed in Oz will come down?

Lets hope so anyway. :)

Diana

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I'd put money on it that it will never happen, they will make them cheaper and then profit margin them at similar retails that Defenders are bringing now.

The only chance that 90's may now be seen in more numbers here at a much better price than 110's. It is the only chance now that Tata are at the helm for this to happen...if they were smart that is. Still they would have to convince the marketing guys in Australia that the 90 is marketable.

Does anyone have the statistics on prorata sales in the UK for 90/110's.

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Was just reading the rss news feeds and there are rumours that Tata will be building Defenders in New Delhi for the Indian Army. More models for Jaguar and Land Rover - Latest Car News from 4Car

One wonders if this will be a new hope that the price of a Deefer landed in Oz will come down?

Lets hope so anyway. :)

Diana

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Even if they build them cheaper I can't see them reducing the pricing significantly. They are pretty competitively priced already. More likely they would pocket the savings.

I can't see them not building them in the UK. They might start building them elsewhere though.

So will the next Defender come with the all important curry hook?

I think the next couple of years will be an interesting time Land Rover wise.

Tata will want to capitalise on their investment and also to recoup some of the costs involved in the purchase. They already have production of the worlds cheapest car under way, whether they extend that to a cheap Land Rover is another question

What ever their future strategy will be will be at least a year before it is obvious to us. In the short term any new plant in India will only be an assembly plant for products made in the Solihull factory.

However, all that said, adding greater assembly capacity would maximise the return on the Defender by quantity without the expense of new development. The Indian Army contract would justify building the factory (or may be a part of the requirement contained in the contract by the Indian Government) but whether production extends to civilian vehicles or not will be what we need to watch.

Personally I wouldn't be buying one in the first 12 months of production in a new plant, but after that I would be willing to seriously consider it.

C Ya
Diana

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Originally Posted by rovercare

the ONLY vhicle which still maintains, top build quality is Toyota, nearly everything is built in Thailand now

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BWAHHHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


You just made my night! Thats the funniest thing I've read here for months....

"Still maintains quality is Toyota".... Oh behave yourself...

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Originally Posted by Tombie2

BWAHHHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


You just made my night! Thats the funniest thing I've read here for months....

"Still maintains quality is Toyota".... Oh behave yourself...

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Only vehicle that everything under the bonnet actually has a place and a clip, the comparison to a land rover is dismal

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Originally Posted by rovercare

Only vehicle that everything under the bonnet actually has a place and a clip, the comparison to a land rover is dismal

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Originally Posted by Tombie2

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Good to see your over your dummy spit:Rolling: