Though the launch probably won’t come until 2019, more news and rumors are trickling in about the new Defender, including a test mule of the short wheelbase version running around England.

Land Rover is planning to cap a year of celebration and achievement with the launch of the second-generation Range Rover Evoque, one of their most successful vehicles ever.

The ROVERS Club held the Fall Robesonia Trials in Pennsylvania the weekend of October 24-26, 2018, continuing a long tradition of off-road trials events in Pennsylvania.

Jaguar Land Rover has opened their new $1.6 billion factory in Nitra, Slovakia, which will soon commence full-scale production of Discoverys. All Discovery production will be shifted to Nitra from Solihull, England.

Since announcing the 70th Anniversary commemorative Defender Works V8 earlier this year, the Land Rover Classic Works division has been busy fulfilling the orders for the sold-out limited edition. While most of them are being built in the Classic Works shop, one particular Works V8 Defender 110 was built somewhere very different.

The Old North State Land Rover Society hosted URE! 15 in the Uwharrie National Forest in North Carolina, an annual autumn tradition, from October 19-21, 2018.

The Rover Owners Association of Virginia (ROAV) held the Mid-Atlantic Rally from October 4-7, 2018 in Pembroke, Virginia. An East Coast tradition since 1994, MAR combines trail riding, RTV trials, and camaraderie in the beautiful mountains of Southwest Virginia.

The Range Rover Evoque came out in 2011, setting the design language that trickled into the rest of the Land Rover line. Now it’s time for this game-changing vehicle to get a redesign of its own, taking cues from the new Range Rover Velar, and test vehicles have been spotted in Germany with new features unveiled.

Land Rover has a long-standing relationship with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), with their vehicles serving front-line roles for these organizations in the toughest conditions worldwide. Since 1954, when they supplied a Series I as a mobile dispensary in Dubai, Land Rovers have been on the front lines of the Red Cross and Red Crescent’s global efforts – including over 120 donated vehicles. The Discovery 5 now continues that tradition.

Jaguar Land Rover USA moved to a new headquarters in Mahwah, New Jersey in March, but on September 20th, they formally inaugurated it in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

There's going to be a new Defender. It's official. The first full-bodied, heavily clad test mule of what will be the 2020 Defender has been spotted on the roads near Land Rover's headquarters in Gaydon, England.

One of the oldest Land Rover events in the country, the Solihull Society's National Rally, was held for the 30th time from September 17-21, 2018 in Moab, Utah.

Is there going to be a new Defender? The vehicle has been so long in the making that some Land Rover enthusiasts are starting to wonder. At this point, it is not a stretch to say that it has been a point of discussion for decades. As we continue to wait, it’s worth it to look at a few of the reasons why we haven’t seen the successor to one of the world’s most iconic vehicles yet.

In Hulu’s new science-fiction drama series, “The First,” a group of astronauts in the 2030s are striving to be the first humans to set foot on Mars. Directed by Sean Penn and produced by “House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon, Land Rover is a partner in the show, and they created a customized Range Rover Sport as a prop that interprets what the vehicle may look like in a little over a decade.

From September 13-16, 2018, Land Rovers took over Bear Valley, California for the second Western National Land Rover Rally. It was a weekend of off-roading, camping, good food, team challenges, and a raffle for one awesomely kitted-out 2004 Discovery Series II.