What happens if Ineos Grenadier shuts down for good

[DaveB]

Agreed, but... for the largest market (the US) they self certify. This process is pretty straightforward.
as long as they had a suitable part then i think they could have opened manufacturing of vehicles for the US market relatively quickly.
As long as regulatory for the other 39 markets are largely paper work and not redesign you could restart manufacturing quickly.
Or you can accept that the US market is different and have different parts in the vehicles in that market, its what many others do.

If they didn't have a supplier lined up then of course its going to take whatever time that takes. i suspect its more of a matter of finding a supplier that suits the design language and product quality.

I think they have sold enough cars to be heading towards critical mass. Its not like fisker who only delivered 4,000 cars before they ran into bankruptcy.
At 10x the vehicle volume they should be on the other side of that. I also dont' see mass discounting taking place.
In this i think it takes a while, the first enthusiast drive the first initial big sales volume, then you get a valley until the pace picks up again.
Tesla followed this pattern as have others. Ineos just needs to focus on process efficiencies and refining the product and it will be all right.

I'm surprised they haven't built more for the aftermarket. This is a great place to make some additional upside. like bullbars and other extras. A class margin enhancer.

Possibly they didn't pursue a different seat supplier because they already had a solution underway.

 

[Tazzieman]

In case we want some meat, ducks, roos or rabbits I have 1,000 rounds for my .357 magnum revolver.

You want some meat, not scraps of flesh and bone scraped off the ground

 

[255/85]

If I were running the company I’d forget about Europe and anywhere else with mandatory EV laws looming and concentrate on selling good ice cars to the rest of the world. There’s huge markets out there.

EV laws aside, eventually the supply of decent late model Old Defenders will dry up in the EU and the UK. This works in Ineos' favor and they seem in good position to grow through the coming decade as the vehicle proves itself over time in both comfort and capability. Maybe slower growth than hoped for but I'm cautiously optimistic. Yes, the emissions regs will be difficult to overcome. In the short term I'd release a two-door hybrid using BMW's next iteration of the B58 and start sponsoring a Euro-centric off-road challenge.

 

[255/85]

You want some meat, not scraps of flesh and bone scraped off the ground

Don't hunt with hollow points. Lesson learned.

 

[ADVAW8S]

The news was verbal and confidential from within the Ineos Australia network.

Heard the same info and hence why I said they will start production in Jan. Not known but assuming they will end up using some of work force since they already know how to do it.