Search results

Well as an owner of only LR 4wd's the current new Defender power train alternatives are a fail. I'm out till they fix that.

And production comes to a halt until further notice: "Jaguar Land Rover to suspend operations at all UK plants"

JLR is the UK's largest auto manufacturer.

JLR is still a marque British company and has close ties to the government.

JLR in a really bad spot financially as previously China sales collapsed, bond / lending cost soared and now global parts and economic shutdown. I'm sure a government bailout is coming but long term it gets dicy.

Except my air bag 95 RRC sagged in cold weather, personal vehicle technology is not commercial grade, batteries don't like cold, range of lithium based EVs drops in half in cold weather and life cycles are consumed faster. All this is basic reliability engineering 101. Adding complexity requires...

The new Defender will struggle against the latest IH Scout to be introduced by Ford in a few weeks.

Years ago I would have said to fix it and drive it. I'm beginning to think those days are numbered for the latest vehicles produced over the last 10 years, especially JLR's. The cost of repairs if the issue gets serious has absolutely exploded to a level unsustainable. I have serious doubts...

Most are fine for the average temps seen in Colorado, early in their life. Get deep into the backcountry, -40degF and high levels of complexity disappear. Long term most air suspensions are swapped over to coil. It is rare that you find a older vehicle still running air suspension. Me, I plan on...

During the winter some areas of Colorado see temps outside the automotive temp operating range, as would Northern areas of North America.

Reliability is relative to the crowd survey'd. Like it or not we are not the typical LR owner/s as enthusiast. The typical high volume buyer is the family SUV with a family budget and family service / maintenance profile. If the factory says 15K oil changes then it is 15K or more before it is...

Why quality is job number 1 for next CEO ................ 2019 What Car? Reliability Survey: luxury SUVs To help you choose the most dependable car, we've crunched the data on more than 18,000 vehicles, spanning 31 brands and 218 models to give each a unique reliability rating...

Jaguar Land Rover UK Factory To Run Out of Chinese Parts In Weeks ".........Speth said, "car sales are not happening in China; there are no sales" at the moment. He added that he "isn't sure if lost Chinese sales will come back." India's Tata Motors owns JLR. Shares of Tata trading on the...

China has come to a halt, as will JLR and the reliance on China for subsystems. Jaguar Land Rover to run out of Chinese parts for UK production after two weeks: CEO "WARWICK, England (Reuters) - Jaguar Land Rover (TAMO.NS) has enough parts from China to maintain its British production for the...

The next generation Defender ............. Project Vector Flat floor, fully EV, autonomous, highly computerized platform.

Appears the L860 Defender / Tata Harrier / OMEGA ARC (short for Optimal Modular Efficient Global Advanced Architecture) is getting closer to reality. Basically a Jeep Compass / Mini Countryman Defender as the current Luxury Defender moves even further upmarket with EV options.

The price increase for the MHEV P400 is large.

Saw this today ............. Banging head on the table Land Rover and Jaguar Crushed in Quality Survey MSM Money 1 day ago "J.D. Power studies about consumer car preferences are the industry's gold standard. The research firm has released its 2020 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study. Jaguar and...

I have to wonder how much the billions in cost cuts have impacted Quality, Reliability and Test departments/plans. Coronavirus is going to play havoc with supply lines and product demand. Some auto manufacturers are already shutting down lines. Agreed they need to get the Defender up to a...

JLR, as is the entire auto industry, is severely challenged by global economic health and the distruptive aspect of the transition to high levels of technology adoption. Love or hate, that is the reality. So to the rumors that Tata has JLR either up for sale or as a minimum searching for...