<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Land Rover Defender </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 2015 Land Rover Defender 90 ( Australia ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Land Rover ( 1983 -- 2012 ) </Li> <Li> Jaguar Land Rover ( 2013 -- 2016 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Also called </Th> <Td> Land Rover 90 , Ninety , 110 , One Ten , 127 ( 1983 -- 90 ) & 130 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production </Th> <Td> 1983 -- 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Assembly </Th> <Td> Solihull plant , Solihull , United Kingdom Kulim , Kedah , Malaysia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Body and chassis </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Class </Th> <Td> Off - road vehicle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Layout </Th> <Td> Front engine , four - wheel drive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Predecessor </Th> <Td> Land Rover Series III </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Successor </Th> <Td> Defender ( L663 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the land rover defender first built
1983