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Ineos closes deal to buy Daimler factory to build Land Rover Defender rival

The Ineos Grenadier will be powered initially by BMW-sourced diesel and gasoline engines. Production is set to start at the end of 2021.
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Peter Sigal
December 08, 2020 01:19 PM

The British petrochemical giant Ineos has signed an agreement with Daimler to buy the German automaker’s factory in Hambach, France, where it will build the Grenadier 4x4 starting at the end of 2021.

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