Automakers

Land Rover Defender and Discovery to get separate platforms

Land Rover DEFENDER
Strong sales of the Land Rover Defender (shown) have cannibalized those of the Discovery, which was the automaker slowest selling model in the first quarter.
May 20, 2021 04:02 AM

The next-generation Land Rover Defender will be built on a separate platform from the next Discovery, Jaguar Land Rover CEO Thierry Bollore has indicated, signaling a split in strategy for the automaker's large utilitarian SUVs.

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