Previous reports indicated that, the new Defender looks like the body on chassis construction will be kept, allowing for a number of configurations to be built, just like the current model. Besides, the company could use an adapted, complicated and cost-reduced LR3's platform, but it remains unclear.
Land Rover might have to position the Defender as a premium vehicle to make production cost effective. So, they need to sell 60,000-80,000 cars annually to make it profitable.
[Via InsideLine]
