Ineos finalises supply for Hambach takeover
By Illya Verpraet2021-01-19T11:42:00
Ineos Automotive has officially taken over operations of the Daimler plant in Hambach, France, after completing the purchase of the facility in December last year. It will start building the firm’s Grenadier off-roader in 2021, as well as continue to build the Smart EQ Fortwo until the end of its model cycle.
Ineos Automotive has officially taken over operations of the Daimler plant in Hambach, France, after completing the purchase of the facility in December last year. It will start building the firm’s Grenadier off-roader in 2021, as well as continue to build the Smart EQ Fortwo until the end of its model cycle.
A signing ceremony with Ineos CEO Dirk Heilmann, Jörg Burzer, member of the board of management of Mercedes-Benz and Agnès Pannier-Runacher, French minister delegate for industry, took place to officially hand the factory to Ineos Automotive. The new automotive arm of chemicals giant Ineos plans to build its Land Rover Defender-inspired Grenadier there from the end of 2021, for a launch in 2022.