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| Land Rover Defender Solihull production line ends | Land Rover Defender Solihull production line ends |
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| The last Land Rover Defender will roll off the production line later ending 67 years of the popular 4x4 being made. | The last Land Rover Defender will roll off the production line later ending 67 years of the popular 4x4 being made. |
| Jaguar Land Rover has discontinued the famous off-road vehicle, which has been exported across the world. | Jaguar Land Rover has discontinued the famous off-road vehicle, which has been exported across the world. |
| More than two million have been made since the original Land Rover Series began production in Solihull in 1948. | More than two million have been made since the original Land Rover Series began production in Solihull in 1948. |
| Plans to bring in stricter measures for new car emissions by 2020 meant there were "certain conditions the Defender just won't meet," the company said. | Plans to bring in stricter measures for new car emissions by 2020 meant there were "certain conditions the Defender just won't meet," the company said. |
| The last Defender: Is Land Rover's off-road heyday over? | |
| More on the Defender and updates from Birmingham & Black Country | More on the Defender and updates from Birmingham & Black Country |
| "It's the death of an icon," said Simon Collins, Warwickshire and West Midlands Land Rover Club secretary. | "It's the death of an icon," said Simon Collins, Warwickshire and West Midlands Land Rover Club secretary. |
| Motoring journalist Quentin Willson said the Defender would live on. | Motoring journalist Quentin Willson said the Defender would live on. |
| "With some 70% of Land Rovers ever built still around we will still be able to cuddle them and see them on the road. And while we can shed a tear, there are still lots and lots of Land Rovers," he said. | "With some 70% of Land Rovers ever built still around we will still be able to cuddle them and see them on the road. And while we can shed a tear, there are still lots and lots of Land Rovers," he said. |
| A replacement model for the Defender was being developed to be launched in December 2016, said the manufacturer. | A replacement model for the Defender was being developed to be launched in December 2016, said the manufacturer. |