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<blockquote data-quote="Cowabunga" data-source="post: 7016073" data-attributes="member: 718"><p>Well, yes and no. It contains hardly any British components or parts. It seems that they will only assemble in South Wales and it would be very quick and more convenient for them to assemble in Portugal, where the chassis is made. The engine and gearbox are made in Germany of east of there. The body panels are also to be imported it seems. It has been designed in Austria by Magna Steyr. The axles are Carraro so may come from Italy or China, whichever of their factories manufactures Dana-style light truck axles.</p><p></p><p>Ineos is very nimble and prone to flit from country to country as a company if Sir Jim Ratcliffe just doesn't like the tax situation let alone trading conditions. I feel that it is hedging its bets in the current circumstances. With all major components and parts being imported and just an assembly line in the UK and most of Bridgend's finished product destined to be exported, it does not make much sense to actually assemble in the UK and you can bet they know this very well. Ford are shutting their adjacent component factory before the end of this year and will then have hardly any manufacturing at all left in the UK. They will have a clean break. Many others are destined to follow Ford, so the Ineos Grenadier assembly plant is very welcome indeed but we should be prepared for it to have a short life. I wouldn't be surprised if it was soon converted into a big chemical storage warehouse for imports from Ineos plants, which are mostly on the continent. Or at least the profitable ones are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowabunga, post: 7016073, member: 718"] Well, yes and no. It contains hardly any British components or parts. It seems that they will only assemble in South Wales and it would be very quick and more convenient for them to assemble in Portugal, where the chassis is made. The engine and gearbox are made in Germany of east of there. The body panels are also to be imported it seems. It has been designed in Austria by Magna Steyr. The axles are Carraro so may come from Italy or China, whichever of their factories manufactures Dana-style light truck axles. Ineos is very nimble and prone to flit from country to country as a company if Sir Jim Ratcliffe just doesn't like the tax situation let alone trading conditions. I feel that it is hedging its bets in the current circumstances. With all major components and parts being imported and just an assembly line in the UK and most of Bridgend's finished product destined to be exported, it does not make much sense to actually assemble in the UK and you can bet they know this very well. Ford are shutting their adjacent component factory before the end of this year and will then have hardly any manufacturing at all left in the UK. They will have a clean break. Many others are destined to follow Ford, so the Ineos Grenadier assembly plant is very welcome indeed but we should be prepared for it to have a short life. I wouldn't be surprised if it was soon converted into a big chemical storage warehouse for imports from Ineos plants, which are mostly on the continent. Or at least the profitable ones are. [/QUOTE]
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