Jaguar Land Rover ( JLR ) is to move the assembly of the Land Rover Defender to its Slovakia plant , to enable its Solihull - based UK plant to produce new Range Rover and Land Rover models , according to a company statement . JLR plans to produce 300 vehicles a year at the Slovakia plant by next year . This is the second model to be built at the Slovakia plant, which was officially launched in October, where JLR expects to hit annual production of 100,000 cars by 2020. The move comes as to shift production to outside the UK because of the risks of a no - deal Brexit , such as cheaper car parts and increased regulation .
Jaguar Land Rover ( JLR ) is to move the assembly of the Land Rover Defender to its Slovakia plant , to enable its Solihull - based UK plant to produce new Range Rover and Land Rover models , according to a company statement . JLR plans to produce 300 vehicles a year at the Slovakia plant by next year . The move comes as to shift production to outside the UK because of the risks of a no - deal Brexit , such as cheaper car parts and increased regulation .