Originally Posted by _Allegedly

I just called the Nitra plant directly and asked, they said about 2 weeks before they restart production.

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Originally Posted by Mcdooogs

JLR shut down the factory that makes Defenders at the end of June due to supply shortages (particularly chips/semi conductor shortages). It was shut down pretty much all July, with no word when it would fully reopen.

Anecdotally, my dealer is saying they can’t even submit a new order until early/mid August

Originally Posted by _Allegedly

I just called the Nitra plant directly and asked, they said about 2 weeks before they restart production.

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Originally Posted by Mcdooogs

That vibes with what my dealer is telling me, that they are reopening the ordering bank for the Defender the second/third week of August.

Originally Posted by Moretti

My defender was just built on 7/14. That does not seem to jive if the plant was closed. FWIW I have a vin number and the status lists "into port of exit or local compound."

Originally Posted by GavinC

Same here. VIN confirmed 7/23

I can't imagine Nitra are submitting VINs to the NTHSA without there being a physical vehicle with a number stamped on the chassis. Maybe I lack imagination.

How do you get the status of the vehicle? If you have a link, that would be really helpful.

Originally Posted by Moretti

The status I referenced is from the vista order sheet my sales rep provided me. I believe you can track the status yourself using https://topix.jaguar.jlrext.com/topi...cle/lookupForm but I am not sure how you get an account or what it costs.

Originally Posted by GavinC

Thanks Moretti

Not sure where in the PNWonderland you are but I'm in Kirkland. I'll reach out to my dealer. Cheers. Thanks for the info and link

Originally Posted by Mcdooogs

JLR shut down the factory that makes Defenders at the end of June due to supply shortages (particularly chips/semi conductor shortages). It was shut down pretty much all July, with no word when it would fully reopen.

Anecdotally, my dealer is saying they can’t even submit a new order until early/mid August

Originally Posted by Mcdooogs

Maybe when JLR said they were stopping production in Nitra, they meant they were stopping new vehicle production and vehicles that had already been started would continue to be built.

Originally Posted by Moretti

I am in Portland.

Curious what your delivery date is and if you can find out what ship you will be on? The Traviata is leaving today and the Oberon leaves next week.