Land Rover Defender EV to be made in Slovakia

Speed bump: An engineer works on a Land Rover vehicle at the company’s test centre in Whitley. Britain’s auto industry produced 10% fewer vehicles in 2022 than 2021. — Reuters

London: Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will produce an electric version of its Defender off-road vehicle in Slovakia as the manufacturer commits to building the British car outside its home country.

Details of JLR’s electric plans have not yet been fleshed out, but Nitra, Slovakia, will remain “the home of the Defender”, a spokesperson confirmed. The automaker’s Range Rover models are built in Britain, where its electric versions will also be made.