British media reported that billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, one of the wealthiest people in the UK, is interested in acquiring the rights to produce the Land Rover Defender SUV. According to The Times, the entrepreneur is already in talks with Jaguar Land Rover and India's Tata Motors about reviving the model.
Ratcliffe's fortune is estimated at $6.2 billion, and he has long been known as a devoted fan of Land Rover and especially the Defender. According to unofficial data, the businessman is primarily attracted by the production line for assembling the SUV and the rights to the model, which has already been taken off the assembly line.
What exactly the Briton's plans are, only he knows, but rumors have it that he believes in the Defender's potential and thinks the model can remain in demand on the market no worse than the Mercedes G-Class.
