Jaguar Land Rover Planning to Develop Shared Platforms

JaguarJaguarUnited Kingdom, 1922 > present53 models
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Land RoverLand RoverUnited Kingdom, 1978 > present15 models
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claims to be the largest automotive employer in the UK, and to save money in the future it plans to develop platforms that it can use for both its Jaguar cars and Land Rover trucks. They have seven platforms between them already, and plan to reduce that to two or three by the end of the decade. 

Land Rover has platforms for the DefenderLand Rover Defender Gen.1United Kingdom, 1983 > present122 versions
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, FreelanderLand Rover Freelander Gen.2United Kingdom, 2007 > present65 versions
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/EvoqueLand Rover Range Rover EvoqueUnited Kingdom, 2011 > present128 versions
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, DiscoveryLand Rover Discovery Gen.4United Kingdom, 2009 > present40 versions
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/Range Rover SportLand Rover Range Rover SportUnited Kingdom, 2005 > 201330 versions
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and Range RoverLand Rover Range Rover (modern) Gen.3 [L405]United Kingdom, 2012 > present13 versions
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currently. From the early rumors, it appears that the next Range Rover Sport will use the same platform as the upcoming Range Rover. Also, the new Defender is coming in a few years, and it could use a new, shared platform as well. So the first part of this plan is already taking shape. 

Each of Jaguar's cars has their own unique chassis, which is sure to change in the future. However, all of its models other than the XKJaguar XK Gen.2United Kingdom, 2006 > present35 versions
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are quite new, so it will be several years before Jaguar gets the chance to consolidate. 

"It won’t happen overnight. VW’s MQB platform will take seven years to roll out across the models it will underpin," said Jaguar’s global brand director, Adrian Hallmark.

Source: Autocar