Automakers

Brexiteer Ratcliffe to build Land Rover rival in UK and Portugal

Ineos will build the Grenadier, a rival to the Land Rover Defender, in Bridgend, Wales, near a Ford engine plant earmarked for closure. The factory will aim to take on skilled workers from the Ford site.
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By:
Siddharth Philip
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By:
Bloomberg
September 18, 2019 03:38 PM

Britain’s richest man will build a rival to Land Rover’s Defender SUV in the UK, creating hundreds of jobs at a time when the country's auto industry is in retreat amid falling sales and uncertainty surrounding Brexit.

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