Ineos Grenadier and Quartermaster manufacturing to renew in January
Ineos Automotive is planning to restart manufacturing of its Grenadier and Quartermaster fashions in early January, following a halt in September brought on by a vital part scarcity.
The corporate confirmed that each one companions are ready to assist the resumption of operations at its manufacturing facility in Hambach, France, which produces automobiles for supply.
Lynn Calder, CEO of Ineos, stated: “It’s nice information {that a} answer has been discovered so rapidly. Automotive provide chains are extraordinarily complicated, however we weren’t prepared to compromise on high quality, so we’re happy that we now have discovered the very best consequence.”
Regardless of the setback, Ineos stated it has loved sturdy gross sales efficiency in 2024.
“By this summer time, we had offered as many Grenadiers as we had for the entire of 2023, and are on observe to have over 20,000 Grenadiers on the street earlier than the tip of this 12 months,” stated Calder.
“We now flip our consideration to getting ready Hambach to restart in early January, and with vital development in main new markets – together with China and Mexico – and substantial enlargement within the US, I consider 2025 goes to be our greatest 12 months but.”
“I’d like to offer an enormous due to our clients for his or her persistence. We’re glad to get again on observe and look ahead to handing them the keys to their Grenadiers as quickly as potential.”
Within the UK the Ineos retailer community of greater than 20 showrooms contains AM100 supplier teams similar to Cambria Vehicles, CEM Day, Jardine Motors, Halliwell Jones.
Following the tip of the farmer-friendly Land Rover Defender off-roader in 2016, which led to Land Rover launching a extra premium-positioned new Defender, Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe noticed a niche available in the market for a hard-working 4×4 with best-in-class off-road functionality, and Ineos started manufacturing of the Grenadier in autumn 2022.
Since launch, the Grenadier has been joined by the Quartermaster, a double-cab pick-up variant.
