Another kick in the balls for Land Rover, with production of the Jag X Type ending at Halewood it was anticipated that the forthcoming LRX would be built there alongside the FL2 that shares the same platform.

Rumour now has it that production of the LRX could go to India with a final decision / nail in the coffin being announced in September. Looks like we could be saying 'Ta Ta" to the LRX

Lot's of tosh in the rags lately over jlr. The lrx will be built here. Can't tell you where. But they talk funny and have a big factory ready. Live your life be free-lander

Lr2maker wrote:

Lot's of tosh in the rags lately over jlr. The lrx will be built here. Can't tell you where. But they talk funny and have a big factory ready.

 If i sell it for that i'll be out of business in a week..

yam-yams or yo-yos?

The only thing that has (probably) saved one of the two west mids factories is (allegedly) RR won't fit through Mike Hailwood paintshop. Must be true, a bloke down the pub told me...

True the current rr ds won't. However the next gen ones will. Seen the profiles for em. When defender stops uk production makes 8000 heads at solihull making rr ds only v shaky. 2000 vs 8000. Do the maths!!! Live your life be free-lander

Solihull makes 3 models LR2maker. FFRR, RRS and Disco4. Plus it presses all the body panels for the New Mini for BMW. How can carbon have a footprint, it has no feet?
Now driving - RRE Coupe Dynamic Lux Auto with Plus pack, Fuji White, Ebony, SD4 with tow pack
Gone - 2010MY FFRR TDv8 Stornoway and Ivory, Privacy - the pace of a TDv8 RRS, the incomparable grace of a Range Rover
Gone but will be missed- RRS Tdv8 HSE Stornoway Grey with Ebony Leather
Gone (only a little missed) RRS Tdv6 2.7SE Giverny Green/Aspen
Defender 90 County HT in Epsom Green

They make 4.Defender-discovery-range rover-range rover sport. To be pedantic. When defender ends just sayin all they have is range rover and disco. Thought mini pressed at cowley? Anyway halewood love makin landies for you all. Live your life be free-lander

This is what I would do if in charge of LR .... and aside from Defender I suspect will happen....

Move Defender production to India.

Doesn't meet EU impact laws, but its a niche vehicle in a niche market. The bolt off bolt on body panels make it perfect for rufty tufty off road life which D3 or a Landcruiser can't match, and allows LR to stay in the military / agricultural / 3rd world utility vehicle market.

It also makes space in Solihull for an all new higher spec westernised 'Defender' which meets EU and US impact laws.

Lastly LRX and any other new vehicles sharing the FL2 platform goes to Halewood, keeping it all under the one roof. Halewood loses the Jaguar name over the door and becomes LR. 58 HSE, auto, lago grey, tints. Mine and my dogs Storm and Sky
TT Quattro, black. Ers.
AC Cobra rep in build. Ars.

The defender already made in india under licence esp since tata makin em 4 indian army. If halewood becomes home for all lr vehicles would you be happy? At the mo just glad if jlr still here end of 2010. That's another thread lol Live your life be free-lander

Lr2m,
My turn to be pedantic... No Defender CKD in India (yet), its currently next door in Pakistan.

Stormsky
As for Halewood becoming LR only, that'll happen in December going by recent news

Yep natwest x type ending year end. Leaves us with fl2 only. Hope we get the lrx, if they do it. We are doin pre build but could move it. Btw tata brought in kpmg to cut costs 2day. Read into that what u will. Nobody safe at jlr at mo. Tell u all when i find out asap. Live your life be free-lander