LONDON — Manufacturing of Ineos’ first automobile, the Grenadier SUV, can be pushed again to July 2022 to verify rigorous testing targets are met following delays final yr, the corporate stated Wednesday.
Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s UK petrochemical firm introduced in December it could manufacture the off-roader in Hambach, France, beginning in late 2021 after a deal to take over a web site run by Daimler, abandoning plans to construct a manufacturing unit in Wales.
On Wednesday Ineos stated greater than 130 second-phase prototypes can be examined in excessive environments all over the world. The Grenadier is seen as a possible rival to the Land Rover Defender.
“We solely have one alternative to get this proper and our high quality and efficiency targets for the Grenadier stay paramount,” Ineos Automotive CEO Dirk Heilmann stated. “We is not going to lower corners.”