Online reservations open for the Grenadier as part of an early hand-raiser for customers to express a strong interest in being among the first to buy when it arrives next July.
Bosses behind the Ineos project cited unavoidable delays through 2020 as a result of the pandemic, stating that production would start in July next year at the latest .
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s hopes of having his all-new Ineos Automotive Grenadier on the road before the end of the year have been dashed, after confirming that ‘unavoidable delays’ have pushed production back to 2022.
The 4X4 is seen as the spiritual successor to the Land Rover Defender of old, providing a tough, utilitarian vehicle that’s aimed at farmers, explorers and off-road enthusiasts.
It was confirmed last year that Ratcliffe – Britain’s fifth richest man with an estimated wealth of £12.2billion – had ditched plans to build the Grenadier at a state-of-the-art new site in Wales in favour of purchasing a French factory from Mercedes.