Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover Australia has recalled 1541 examples of its 2019-21 Land Rover Discovery, citing a range of potential electrical faults. The affected vehicles were sold by Land Rover between 21 September 2018 and 31 August 2020, and are stamped Model Years 2019 to 2021. The recall notice, lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), says: “There may be insufficient contact of the startup battery ground stud to the chassis."

The Land Rover Defender line-up may soon get a dual-cab pick-up (or ute) variant. The company's executive in charge of future vehicles, Nick Collins, told British publication Autocar there is enough “customer demand” to justify mass production of such a model. He also noted there would be “no structural limitations” in converting the new Defender's monocoque chassis to a dual-cab layout. “We always said the Defender would be a family … watch this space,” Mr Collins told Autocar.

Jaguar Land Rover Australia has issued a recall on 1729 examples of its Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque mild-hybrid models, citing a potential fault with the 48-volt electrical system. The affected vehicles were sold between 25 May, 2018 and 2 October, 2020 (model years 2019-2020).

A range-topping 3.0-litre diesel has been confirmed for the 2021 Land Rover Defender line-up, alongside an array of extra safety features fitted as standard. The new three-door Defender 90 is finally set to arrive in Australia alongside the already-available Defender 110, after production was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Pricing for the short-wheelbase Land Rover will start from $71,500 plus on road costs, while the Defender 110 starts at $74,500 plus on road costs – up from $69,626.

Car companies in the US and UK are offering up their manufacturing plants for the production of ventilators, in a bid to assist with growing shortages imposed by the coronavirus crisis. The movement started when UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on local manufacturers to mobilise in order to increase output of the units, which are an essential for critical coronavirus patients who require breathing assistance.