Ineos Pauses All Production As Unnamed Supplier Battles Pre-Insolvency

Ineos has been forced to pause production of the Grenadier and Quartermaster at its factory in Hambach, France, due to issues at one of its important suppliers. While no exact date has been given as to when production could resume, the plant is expected to sit idle for several months.

The official word from the British car manufacturer is that the supplier of a “trim part” is in financial trouble and that neither the Grenadier nor Quartermaster can be sold without this part.

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“The supplier is in a pre-insolvency situation,” Ineos Automotive chief executive Lynn Carter told Auto News. “It’s a trim part but one that we can’t sell the car without. I know that the [supplier] is working really hard to try and turn around their business and I want to give them every opportunity to do that.”

While Ineos has not named the supplier, some believe it is Recaro. The world-famous seat supplier filed for bankruptcy at the end of July and is known to supply Ineos with its seats. Carter noted the brand is seeking out a secondary supplier for the unspecified component, adding Ineos is “leaving no stone unturned to try and get back online as fast as possible.”

“At the moment, we are operating a conservative scenario which would see us get back to full production rates in early 2025. In the meantime, we would like to thank our customers – in particular those waiting for their Grenadiers – for their patience as we work hard to get back to business,” Ineos added in a statement.

Ineos Automotive, founded in 2016 by Sir Jim Radcliffe, the chairman of the chemical giant Ineos who wanted to build a modern Land Rover Defender, is selling its vehicles in more than 45 countries globally and this month, will launch in Mexico and China. It’s on track to deliver its 20,000th vehicle in the next couple of months.