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 element scarcity.
The corporate confirmed that every one companions are ready to help the resumption of operations at its manufacturing facility in Hambach, France, which produces autos for supply.
Lynn Calder, CEO of Ineos, stated: “It’s nice information {that a} answer has been discovered so shortly. Automotive provide chains are extraordinarily complicated, however we weren’t keen to compromise on high quality, so we’re glad that we’ve discovered the absolute best final result.”
Regardless of the setback, Ineos stated it has loved robust gross sales efficiency in 2024.
“By this summer time, we had bought as many Grenadiers as we had for the entire of 2023, and are on monitor to have over 20,000 Grenadiers on the street earlier than the top of this yr,” stated Calder.
“We now flip our consideration to making ready Hambach to restart in early January, and with important progress in main new markets – together with China and Mexico – and substantial growth within the US, I consider 2025 goes to be our greatest yr but.”
“I’d like to offer an enormous because of our prospects for his or her persistence. We’re comfortable to get again on monitor and look ahead to handing them the keys to their Grenadiers as quickly as doable.”
Within the UK the Ineos retailer community of greater than 20 showrooms contains AM100 vendor teams resembling Cambria Vehicles, CEM Day, Jardine Motors, Halliwell Jones.
Following the top 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 out there 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.
