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In all fairness, in FY2016 the D4 was the 3rd worst selling vehicle after the Defender and the Freelander. In FY2015 it was the 4th worst seller - only Discovery Sport, Defender and Freelander sold worse... or fourth best after Evoque, RRS and FFRR.
(And we both kind of ignored that FL ended and DS started during FY2015, Defender ending in FY2016)
12th Jun 2018 8:54 pm
jimbg
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12th Jun 2018 9:07 pm
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So he designed the D5!!
12th Jun 2018 9:08 pm
kajtzu
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Bart’s style is more Defender, I think....?
12th Jun 2018 9:09 pm
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Hopefully Homer didn’t design it? It’s not that bad.
Here’s his earlier work. Note not getting to see the rear end.
12th Jun 2018 9:21 pm
jimbg
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OMG, what have I started now!!
13th Jun 2018 7:31 am
comedyharvey
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The ultimate SUV, 65 tons of American Pride, The Canyonero...
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Previously;
Series III Lightweight. 1976.
13th Jun 2018 8:26 am
gstuart
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just seen this ref the fender , so in other words , they still don’t know
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TBH the article is 99.9% speculation and recirculating on of older articles. Good job, writing a few pages without saying anything new
While there is a lot to be said (or not) on where cars are being manufactured, most companies do make planning based on volume and costs. JLR wouldn’t be in Slovakia if costs and subsidies didn’t matter.
That some vehicles are still being put together where they’ve always been (Detroit, Ohio....) could also mean that it hasn’t made sense to ever move away.
13th Jun 2018 11:53 am
astonbuilder
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pretty much 99.9% of this whole thread is speculation......
14th Jun 2018 12:09 pm
DiscoStu
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astonbuilder wrote:
pretty much 99.9% of this whole thread is speculation......
Nooooooo......
14th Jun 2018 2:18 pm
RRSTDV8
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I think this post is speculation...
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14th Jun 2018 3:07 pm
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You would have thought though that the premium product would be built in the more expensive country and the more numerous cheaper products built in the cheaper country. Maybe they’ve seen how well Skodas are built and reckon they’ll get a better product built in that general area.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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