Because of the modernisation of the AMX-30, the decision to replace older Patton tanks with the M60A3 and Krauss-Maffei's criticism of the management of the indigenous tank programme, the Lince was canceled in 1989.
Zbog modernizacije postojećih AMX-30 i odluke da se stari Pattoni zamijene s modernijim M60A3 i Krauss-Maffeiovo kritiziranje na vođenje programa razvoja, Lince je otkazan 1989. godine.