Ineos Automotive introduced late Thursday that manufacturing of the rugged Grenadier SUV and Grenadier Quartermaster pickup truck has resumed on the automobiles’ plant in Hambach, France.
Manufacturing was paused final September after the Grenadier’s seat provider, Recaro Automotive, ceased manufacturing in July resulting from insolvency.
Italian seat producer Proma Group stepped in, agreeing to take over Recaro and restart manufacturing in a last-minute deal reached final month. This paved the best way for Ineos to renew manufacturing at its personal plant.
“This can be a nice begin to the yr for us, one I strongly consider can be our greatest but and can construct on the greater than 40% development year-over-year we achieved in 2024,” Lynn Calder, Ineos Automotive’s CEO, mentioned in an announcement.
Ineos Grenadier and Grenadier Quartermaster manufacturing in Hambach, France
Ineos was based in 2016, however it’s a part of the Ineos chemical large established in 1998. The corporate had initially deliberate so as to add two extra SUVs, together with an electrical automobile, in addition to a second plant. Nonetheless, it introduced final August that these further plans have been being placed on maintain to concentrate on new variants of the Grenadier and Grenadier Quartermaster, and to broaden into extra markets.
Calder acknowledged that with the latest addition of China and Mexico to its listing of markets, Ineos now operates in almost 50 nations. The U.S. is amongst these, with the Grenadier on sale right here beginning at $71,500, and the Grenadier Quartermaster beginning at $86,900. Manufacturing for the U.S. market has been ongoing since late 2023.
