The first Ineos Grenadier has rolled off the production line in Hambach, France. The start of series production marks a significant milestone in Ineos’ five-year journey to bring the Grenadier to market.

“We’ve come a long way since the project kicked off in 2017, and this is a landmark moment for Ineos Automotive as a vehicle manufacturer,” said Mark Tennant, Ineos Automotive commercial director. “To get to this point is a testament to the resilience and hard work of the entire Ineos Automotive team, our development partners and our suppliers – for which we thank them all as we now look forward to making our first deliveries to customers.”

The first production Ineos Grenadier build.

The programme to build the Ineos Grenadier has been beset by difficulties, caused mainly by ongoing pandemic issues, with global supply chain constraints continuing to affect manufacturers’ schedules worldwide. However, customer deliveries in volume are now expected from early December.

While we’ve looked around development mules and taken a drive in a pre-production prototype, potential customers can visit any of the new Ineos dealers in the UK to look around the finished article and build a model to their own specification. With Ineos understandably prioritising customer vehicles, Professional Van will get behind the wheel of the new model in January, stretching its capabilities to the maximum — and potentially beyond!

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