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Totally understand my friend, I would be severely p d off if I’d paid that kind of money for a D5 so I understand your frustration. Not a good advert for Land Rover so if they stumble across your posts let’s hope they take note
7th Nov 2017 5:11 pm
fat bloke
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: OXFORD
Posts: 1258
The main thing Land Rover at the moment are lacking in is good old reliability it's continually at the lower end of scale compared to the Japanese etc and seem to recall somewhere things will change with new cars coming onto the market against outgoing freelancers/D4/RR......
Well 2/3 years on nothings changed What car and others knock them for warranty & reliability but haven't given feedback as to why?
Or is it all about ££££££ don't care attitude as they are still selling well?...
7th Nov 2017 9:24 pm
Tripe
Member Since: 28 Jun 2015
Location: Tasmania
Posts: 285
DG wrote:
Tripe wrote:
I can't readily find any Disco5 sales numbers for Oct 2017,
October figures
what are these figures? worldwide sales?
Whats going on in the UK, 18% drop in sales? Brexit turmoil?
I suspect Australia is heading for some form of economic correction, every economic indicator turned negative in Aug/sept, YoY luxury car sales down 10%, retail sales dropped, ATM transactions at one of our largest bank dropped 20% in a month and the 55 year run up of Sydney house prices came to an end.
a entry level house in a respectable suburb in Sydney is around 1,500,000 pounds.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) sales in the UK slumped in October according to new figures released by the car making giant.
The company said "difficult market conditions" led to retail sales being down 18 per cent in the UK compared to October 2016, while sales were down 3 per cent in Europe and the US.
However, JLR continued to perform well in China with sales up 12 per cent. Other overseas markets also increased by 16 per cent.
Overall JLR sold 46,418 vehicles in October, up 0.2 per cent year-on-year. It said there had been "solid sales" of all models, including the new Range Rover Velar and the Jaguar F-PACE.
Andy Goss, JLR group sales operations director, added: "It's pleasing to see our global sales have been maintained year on year in October, despite facing increasingly challenging conditions in our key UK, US and European markets."
Jaguar retail sales were 12,336 vehicles in October, down 14 per cent on 2016 while Land Rover retailed 34,082 vehicles last month, up seven per cent.
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8th Nov 2017 9:10 am
DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
Posts: 11412
Quote:
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc today reported a 38 per cent increase in second-quarter pre-tax profits to £385 million in the three months to September 30, 2017. Revenues were up 11.5 per cent to £6.3 billion with an increase in margin (EBIT) of 1 per cent to 5.2 per cent.
Higher sales and profits reflect the continuing ramp-up of new models such as the Range Rover Velar, Land Rover Discovery, Jaguar XF Sportbrake, Jaguar F-PACE and, in China, the Jaguar XFL. Retail sales grew 5.1 per cent to 149,690, with increases in China (27.4 per cent) and the US (5.1 per cent) offsetting lower sales in the UK and Europe.
Prof. Dr Ralf Speth said: “We have delivered solid growth in quarterly profit and revenues amid rising demand for our award-winning products. Although we are facing headwinds and uncertainty in some markets, Jaguar Land Rover is well positioned to deliver further global expansion.”
As part of our ongoing product offensive, manufacturing expansion and new technology programme, our investment spending was more than £1 billion in the second quarter. Investment spending for the full year is expected to exceed £4 billion.
Dr Speth concluded: “Our product portfolio continues to excite and surprise. The all-new Land Rover Discovery is now on sale everywhere and exciting new and existing customers, while the new Velar, the fourth Range Rover, is now enticing a new audience and helping to drive sales growth.
“Looking ahead to the rest of the year, we will continue to focus on our strategic objective of achieving profitable, sustainable growth and will continue to adapt and innovate in the current challenging market conditions.”
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Okay-ish; it’s a well written statement, given the difficult trading conditions in the US, Europe and the UK.2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
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9th Nov 2017 12:20 pm
Buckster
Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Hampshire
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Facelift on the cards maybe to help the sales?
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2013 RRS SDV6 HSE Black Edition- Orkney Grey with Ebony & Ivory. LR Facelift RAI, Genuine G4 Expo Rack, 4x Warn Spotlights, Warn 9.5 XPS Winch, Mantec Underbody Protection, Full Easylift Suspension, LightForce HTX 230 Spot Lights, LR Light Guards, 18” Compomotive PD1881 on 265/65/18 BF Goodrich KO2, Brembos Calipers, ARB Fridge, Tuff trek awning.
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9th Nov 2017 12:34 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
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..2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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Vehicle make: LAND ROVER
Date of first registration: December 2015
Year of manufacture: 2015
Cylinder capacity (cc): Not available
CO₂Emissions: 0 g/km
Fuel type: Not available
Rather long in the tooth to be still driven around in full camouflage!
The "Not availables" are a give away.
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9th Nov 2017 12:41 pm
CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
Nice central number plate and symmetrical design, however more likely to be a mule for a hybrid powertrain2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
9th Nov 2017 12:49 pm
Buckster
Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 605
long in the tooth or not it was seen in Warwick yesterday. Regardless of registered year they are all test mules that can be changed to suit what is being tested 2003 BMW M5- 5 Litres of V8 Optimax Slurping Goodness in Carbon Black
2013 RRS SDV6 HSE Black Edition- Orkney Grey with Ebony & Ivory. LR Facelift RAI, Genuine G4 Expo Rack, 4x Warn Spotlights, Warn 9.5 XPS Winch, Mantec Underbody Protection, Full Easylift Suspension, LightForce HTX 230 Spot Lights, LR Light Guards, 18” Compomotive PD1881 on 265/65/18 BF Goodrich KO2, Brembos Calipers, ARB Fridge, Tuff trek awning.
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9th Nov 2017 12:52 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
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No facelift, there were rumours of tailgate redesign for 18MY but still retains its current setup, all that’s been added is the option of a 2.0 Si4 ingenium petrol, digital dash and Incontrol Pro now standard on all models.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
9th Nov 2017 1:11 pm
jjvd21
Member Since: 16 Jul 2007
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1070
The rear tail lamps are consistent with the D5 correct?16 D4 Landmark
05 D3 HSE V8
THE original D4 spotter
9th Nov 2017 7:41 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6272
Some pre production cars had different brake light set ups.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
9th Nov 2017 8:00 pm
Tripe
Member Since: 28 Jun 2015
Location: Tasmania
Posts: 285
Finally spotted another D5 yesterday parked on a road, and I spent a few minutes checking it out.
The design just doesn't work, the end , C pillar and front don't relate to each other, it just looks like 3 different design styles cut and pasted together.
I think I am going to investigate a good 2-3 yo second hand FFRR, at least people will recognise it as a range rover.
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d off if I’d paid that kind of money for a D5 so I understand your frustration. Not a good advert for Land Rover so if they stumble across your posts let’s hope they take note 
