Land Rover Defender set for comeback with investment from chemicals tycoon...

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Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly in talks with Jaguar Land Rover to resurrect the iconic model...

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/i...nder-set-comeback-investment-chemicals-tycoon

 

[DiscoDavis]

Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly in talks with Jaguar Land Rover to resurrect the iconic model...

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/i...nder-set-comeback-investment-chemicals-tycoon

What do they mean "resurrect"? New Defender is already slated for 2018 production/preproduction...

 

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What do they mean "resurrect"? New Defender is already slated for 2018 production/preproduction...

Not a new Defender. This guy wants to buy the rights and tooling to restart production of the current generation.

 

[DiscoDavis]

Not a new Defender. This guy wants to buy the rights and tooling to restart production of the current generation.

Ohhhhh. Thanks for the clarification. I wonder if something could be done for the NAS market here given that new low-volume production law for small builders?