{"id":15243,"date":"2022-02-17T17:46:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T17:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anicecommunication.com\/en\/?p=15243"},"modified":"2022-03-02T19:02:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T19:02:02","slug":"hambach-plan-is-grenadier-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anicecommunication.com\/en\/hambach-plan-is-grenadier-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Hambach Plan is “Grenadier Ready”"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hambach Plan is “Grendier Ready” as INEOS Automotive completes transition to fully operation OEM<\/p>\n
London, 16 February 2022 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Production prototypes rolling off the line at INEOS Automotive\u2019s Hambach plant signal the final stage in the company\u2019s transition from \u2018project\u2019 to automotive manufacturer.<\/p>\n Since acquiring Hambach in January 2021, INEOS has invested over \u20ac50m in addition to the \u20ac470m invested in 2019 by Mercedes-Benz in an all-new production line. The line now dedicated to the Grenadier includes a new fully-automated bodyshop, a new semi-automated paintshop, and an upgraded general assembly facility. Hambach also benefits from a new high-tech quality assessment centre.<\/p>\n Having taken just 12 months to reconfigure the new line for the Grenadier, INEOS is nearing the end of a first production try-out (PTO1) phase. Building 130 PTO1 Grenadiers is crucial for defining the assembly process and also provides the engineering team with production-representative vehicles for final rounds of testing and certification.<\/p>\n The PTO2 phase starts in March to validate the assembly process and build quality, before production of launch series vehicles proves out the supply chain, logistics, and build rate.<\/p>\n In parallel, preparations in all commercial parts of the business continue at pace to ensure INEOS is ready for customers. Over 100 sales and service partners around the world have been nominated, and contracts have been signed with parts distribution and retail finance partners.<\/p>\n \u201cSome 15,000 customers worldwide have reserved their Grenadier,\u201d said Dirk Heilmann, CEO of INEOS Automotive. \u201cWe want to deliver a vehicle that\u2019s ready, and we won\u2019t cut corners. With the benefit of the highly skilled and experienced team at Hambach, as well as the expertise in safety and quality that we have employed, we are on target to begin series production in July.\u201d<\/p>\n Full pricing and specifications will be announced in April 2022, when customers in Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East can finalise their orders either directly with INEOS online, or via their local retailer. North America will follow later this year.<\/p>\n Anicecommunication<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Press Office INEOS Automotive Italia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hambach Plan is “Grendier Ready” as INEOS Automotive completes transition to fully operation OEM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15245,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[289,266,71,265],"tags":[333,292,290],"class_list":["post-15243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ineos-grenadier","category-press-room-press-releases-en","category-services","category-anicecommunication-blog-en","tag-hambach","tag-ineos-automotive","tag-ineos-grenadier"],"yoast_head":"\n
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