After a continuous run of 67 years
production finally ended on 29 January 2016, after a total of just over
two million Land Rover Series and Defender models had been built. The
two millionth unit was assembled with the help of a special team in May
2015, and charitably auctioned for the International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Societies later that year. The last Land Rover Defender, rolled off the production line, with the number plate H166 HUE, a reference to the first ever pre-production Land Rover, registration 'HUE 166'.
A special edition Defender Works V8, with 400 bhp (298 kW), was announced in January 2018. Until 2020 the Defender was last sold in the US in 1997, after which safety regulations prohibited its sale in North America.
An all-new 2020 Land Rover Defender
made its global debut in September 2019 and is initially offered with
two wheelbase options. This new vehicle, which shares no components or
technology with its predecessor, has an aluminium monococque body.
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