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Naks

Member Since: 27 Jan 2009
Location: Stellenbosch, ZA
Posts: 2645

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Alpine White

New Defender to be built in Slovakia

if you can believe anything from the Daily Mail...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-31...vakia.html --
2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear
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11th Aug 2015 9:07am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic35817.html?highlight=slovakia

and

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic35129-15.html

so Poland lost in the end.

I don't see any official reference to what models will be produced there? If it's going to be the Defender then there will have to be other models as well. The capacity they are talking about there is 300,000 and new Defender production was mooted at about 50,000.

Official statement here:

http://newsroom.jaguarlandrover.com/en-in/...ns_110815/

which makes it clear a final decision has NOT been made yet:

"Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia said,"The Slovakian Government is delighted to be selected as Jaguar Land Rover's preferred location for this feasibility study."

"Subject to the outcome of the feasibility study, a final decision is expected later this year."

11th Aug 2015 1:22pm

smb

Member Since: 15 Jan 2013
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 1232

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

It is more than likely going to be a multi-platform production facility which means it could handle the new Defender and Jaguar Pace, etc.. on the same line. No different to what is being done with the Range Rover and Discovery.

Its such a shame nowadays that the UK is losing the advantages of setting up manufacturing facilities. Other countries offer so many incentives to enable them to pull in new manufacturing. This country just hits you with every possible reason to close manufacturing. The heart of this country is slowly losing its beat

12th Aug 2015 10:44am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

Crooks may land €2 million in land deals for JLR

Looks like it's not all smooth sailing with the new plant.

“Two weeks ago the first reports surfaced that several weeks before the official confirmation of the arrival of the new investment in Nitra landowners were inundated by all sorts of people who offered them a price to the tune of several tens of euro cents (per square metre), while the state is offering €15,” said Procházka on August 26, as quoted by the TASR newswire.

Some 70, mostly elderly, people have fallen for the strategy, he added."

http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20059854/crooks-...rover.html

27th Aug 2015 8:01am

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