The next-generation Land Rover Defender won't arrive until the early 2030s, per a new report.
JLR is delaying its rollout to see how the EV market evolves.
The new Defender will ride on a dedicated BEV platform.
Jaguar Land Rover is delaying the next-generation Defender by two years amid rocky EV demand in its largest market, the U.S., and a steady decline in sales in China, according to The Times of London.
The iconic luxury off-roader is currently available only with combustion engines and is JLR’s best-selling vehicle. It was poised to enter the electric era with a major redesign, but that transition is now not expected to happen until the early 2030s.
