![]() In the first five months, Land Rover sold 7,213 Defenders in Europe, according to figures from JATO Dynamics. The company sold 45,244 Defenders globally in the financial year to the end of March. Retail sales for the vehicle are approaching 7,000 a month, up from the predicted 5,000, he told investors. Mardell said: "We will not yet know the scale of impact from the semiconductor challenges." The order bank for the Defender is now above 20,000, he said. The company gave no guidance on how the shortage would affect production for the next financial year. He also said the wait for some plug-in-hybrid models was approaching 12 months. The company warned of difficulties fulfilling orders for the Defender in May when Chief Financial Officer Adrian Mardell told investors that order books for the car were approaching 100,000. The company builds the Land Rover Defender 110 and Defender 90 models at the Nitra plant alongside the Discovery large SUV. JLR did not give any timeframe for the factory to restart production. "As a result, we are adjusting production schedules in some of our plants to reflect this," the statement added. "Like other automotive manufacturers, we are currently experiencing some COVID-19 supply chain disruption, including the global availability of semiconductors, which is having an impact on our production schedules," the company said in a statement. Perhaps that’s why it hasn’t arrive in Malaysia yet.Jaguar Land Rover has stopped production of the strong-selling Land Rover Defender off-roader at its plant in Nitra, Slovakia, due to microchip shortages. The waiting period for the Defender, which is already affected by the coronavirus pandemic, is expected to be at least a year. However, with the overwhelming response, Land Rover simply couldn’t catch up with the demand.Īlso read: 2020 Land Rover Defender: What are UK reviewers saying? The Defender has been receiving praise from the media and the public. This has affected production of the Jaguar XE, XF, and F-Type as well as the Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque, in addition to the two aforementioned models.Ī JLR spokesperson told the British media that the company is working closely with its suppliers to resolve the issue and minimize impact on customer orders. ![]() ![]() JLR's Halewood plant, on hold since April This is the third Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plant to have its production put on hold following two of its UK plants in Castle Bromwich and Halewood. The original Land Rovers were simple by comparison requiring only hand tools to repair or disassemble them.īesides the Defender, the Slovakian plant also builds the seven-seater Discovery and has a capacity to assemble 150,000 units annually. ![]() Production at the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plant in Nitra, Slovakia, has been put on hold according to a report by Autocar due to the production crisis that has affected almost every major car manufacturer in the world.Īlso read: After MCO, chip supply shortage is slowing car production in MalaysiaĪ common sight in Cameron Highlands, but they don't look this cleanĬlearly, the current Defender has more modern components and electronics than the original Defender (also simply known as a Land Rover). However, even Land Rover’s highly desirable SUV isn’t immune from the global chip shortage. Just like the Suzuki Jimny, but for those who live above the clouds, the Land Rover Defender is a perfect SUV that blends retro and modern design. ![]()
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