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[Genem]

BBC reporting the project is on hold, that Ineos is looking to buy a site in France, "ideally suited" to building the Grenadier.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53317740

Ineos is 60% owned by ardent Brexiteer Jim Ratcliffe....who has moved to Monaco.

 

[agg221]

Ineos has a track record of holding authorities to ransom to get a favourable financial position (see Grangemouth) so it wouldn't surprise me to see the same happen again.

That said, it does look as though we are heading for a hard Brexit, so they could be following a number of the other automotive OEMs who have already declared that they will be making their investments within the economic boundaries of their market to avoid the 22% tariff.

Alec

[Simon K.]

Ideally suited to 4x4 building then in the Land Rover heritage, as I've never owned a reliable French car, Renault Clio caught fire and two Peugeot vans broke catastrophically as well.

Simon.

[Wittsend]

I too saw this on the news today.

I agree with Alec.
It's a dodge to get government funding, as rich as the man is.

[BigH]

Covid19 -> High Unemployment -> Keynesian Economics -> Government Grants -> Shop around to find the most generous government

[Exile]

If they wait a while, maybe the JLR Solihull site will be for sale.....

In the meantime, no decision has yet been made.

[Bronze Green]

If they wait a while, maybe the JLR Solihull site will be for sale.....

In the meantime, no decision has yet been made.

Ineos buys ailing JLR
Ineos sells Jaguar
Ineos builds Grenedier at Solihull
Defender owners delighted

[Smokey 11a]

Ideally suited to 4x4 building then in the Land Rover heritage, as I've never owned a reliable French car, Renault Clio caught fire and two Peugeot vans broke catastrophically as well.

Simon.

Had a 406 HDI since 2001, just service parts 130 k miles

[MrTDiy]

The only reason I would have considered buying one is that it was made in the UK and supported UK jobs....that’s a shame.

....it could be correct....and might be a strategy to extract more Government support. leaving the EU we need as much manufacturing in this country as possible producing valuable products which can be sold overseas.

[Formerlyjeremy]

I see the Welsh government may seek to get its grants back.  Why is there any doubt that this money can be recovered?  Incompetent lawyers not drawing the documents properly?

[Worf]

Latest update just out.
Interesting they called the first prototypes the 2A 

https://ineosgrenadier.com/reveal/engine-and-transmission?utm_source=Salesforce&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=btg5&utm_content=ep5_kmi_en_v2&userId=GY4NPoLR6RZjRcn+Yxj/SBZndypB/4/KwADihx+t2Mg=&lastname=fxvT9E6Hft65HiBVWEI0mw==&country=United%20Kingdom&lang=blank&utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=

[martinthefirst]

I must admit the engineers names made me smile, Fuchs & Zwallo

[ChrisJC]

So far, Grenadier could have saved itself a lot of design work by going through the Land Rover parts bin!

Chris.

[diffwhine]

I think (or at least I hope), that we've been through the LR parts bin, decided its all not great quality and gone out to source better. At least that's the brief while I've been involved. It will be a phenomenal vehicle wherever its built.

[Worf]

Looking good!
Hope it wont differ too much from the prototype. Does the strip under the rear windows need to be there?
Does it just have one windscreen wiper?

https://uk.motor1.com/news/442616/ineos-grenadier-prototype-display-concours-of-elegance/