- Land Rover will cease production of the Discovery Sport in December.
- The SUV will remain on sale in the United States until inventory runs out.
- The factory that builds the Discovery Sport will transition to producing the automaker’s next-generation model.
Land Rover is killing off the Discovery Sport. The automaker has confirmed that production of the SUV will end at the end of this year.
The Discovery Sport is Land Rover’s entry-level SUV in the United States. A Land Rover spokesperson shared the following statement with Motor1 regarding the future of the model:
‘Discovery Sport production will end in December 2026 in line with the normal product lifecycle as Halewood (United Kingdom) transitions to manufacturing JLR’s next generation models.’
Land Rover will continue to sell the Discovery Sport in the United States until inventory runs out after production ends. The automaker did not provide any information about future models.
The automaker launched the compact SUV a decade ago and it soon became its best-selling model. With the Discovery Sport now gone, the Range Rover Evoque has become Land Rover’s cheapest model. Its starting price is $51,275, which is $100 more than the DS.
What’s next for Land Rover?
Last week, Land Rover unveiled the Range Rover GT. This is a new model that runs on the automaker’s Electrified Modular Architecture (EMA). It will launch as a fully electric vehicle, but a full hybrid is planned for later.
The GT has a coupe-like roofline and runs close to the ground. This new Land Rover looks more like a high-riding Jaguar wagon than an SUV, breaking the mold of what we’ve come to expect from the brand.
Inside, the Range Rover GT has just two screens on its dashboard. There’s a thin one for the digital instrument cluster and a larger one in the middle that serves as the infotainment display. Land Rover will build the new GT in the UK.
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Motor1’s Opinion: Land Rover is preparing for the future, and that means it has to focus on new models. The automaker’s EMA is crucial to its future and will highlight several upcoming models, which should include a new entry-level offering once the Discovery Sport is phased out.
