This was sent out from Land Rover today. Good news for the old girl I say!
DEFENDER CONTINUATION
The Company today announced that Defender production would continue into
2008. This further extension to the long life of Defender has been made possible by the introduction of the Ford Puma engine to replace the Storm engine in 2006 and by making further modifications to ensure the vehicle is fully compliant with the new EU regulations coming into effect in 2006. Additional work is also underway to identify opportunities that could extend the vehicle life even further. It is expected that the result of this work will be known early in 2005.The details of how this announcement impacts on power train components other than the engine will be communicated early in 2005.