Inos Automotive Will support its laborious launch Grenadier 4 × 4 There are 28 retail sites in Australia, many of which will be appropriately based in out-of-town areas.
Full technical specs and official price for Grenadier will be available HereAnd the company will open the order book in May.
Updated 17/05/2022: The story, originally in late April, has now been brought to the fore, with the news that the reservation holder’s (‘Hand Riser’) order book has just been opened.
Australia is currently the third largest source of conservation anywhere in the world (unlike the final mandatory order).
Set to hit the local coast in small numbers before a supply ramp-up in the fourth quarter of 2022, Grenadier is a kind of spiritual successor to the original Land Rover Defender and a contemporary rival of the Toyota Landcruiser 70.
Accordingly, the company today announced a launch network of its sales agents – unlike conventional dealers – with heavy representation in its regional “heartland”.
Cities or regional centers that have their own Ineos sales and service points will include: Ballarat, Dubbo, Gilong, Geraldton, Mackay, Mildura, Orange, Rockhampton, Shepperton, Tamworth, Touumba, Townsville and Warragul.
Launch partners include dealer groups, but also 4 × 4 specialists and even agricultural equipment vendors.
Given Australia’s location, the 28 sites will be part of a planned network of 200 sales and service sites in 50 countries by the end of 2022.
Ineos calls its appointed dealers “partners”, and the agency will use the business model. That means its partners will be responsible for stock display, test drive management and after-sales customer support.
But Ineos will control inventory and prices and pay these partners with a “direct-forward commission”. It’s much more in the Mercedes-Benz and Honda style.
Ineos says it is now working with these retailers “ready to set up their outlets and welcome customers within the next few months”. The process includes “an intensive training program for sales agents and workshop technicians,” he added.
Melbourne-based Justin Hosever, head of Enos Automotive’s Asia-Pacific, says setting up a network is important to moving a business forward.
“We are committed to working with partners who hold the right credentials to represent the Ineos Automotive brand not only in metropolitan cities, but also in Ineos Automotive’s customer base – the hub of regional Australia.
“Australia is a huge country just waiting to be explored. We welcome our dedicated partners who are equally enthusiastic and excited to launch Inos Grenadier in Australia later this year,” said Mr Hosever.
“Having full confidence in a thoroughly engineered off-road vehicle requires the support of a comprehensive network of support. Our partners will be invaluable in ensuring that Australians can explore this great land with the help, guidance and assurance of service wherever your Grenadier can take you.” “
Retail partners will form the backbone of the country’s service network, Ineos added, with additional geographic coverage provided by a selection of recognized service outlets. Here’s more of that.
Background
Although the final price has not been confirmed, Ineos has previously indicated a starting price of $ 84,500 and an on-road cost for the most basic two-seater version. The five-seater versions are expected to command a decent $ 1000 (ish) premium.
With no final glasses announced and the factory in the final stages of preparation, Ineos says it is now in response to 15,000 reservations worldwide. It clings to the Australian-specific image.
Local buyers have been able to place a $ 800 refundable deposit to lock a reservation from October 2021, with Live (including price) in April putting them at the forefront of ordering in more detailed configurations.
Those who decide to go ahead, configure and order will then have to make a 5000 deposit or $ 4200 for those who have already lowered the aforementioned reservation fee.
From there, within a few weeks of their car’s build slot, the sum will be converted to a non-refundable condition – arguing that anyone can configure their car in a certain fashion that makes it difficult to sell.
The $ 800 “Hand Riser”, which could be a 000 5000 order holder, has in some cases the opportunity to go inside the Grenadier development ‘2B’ prototype, which is making its way around Australia as part of a customer roadshow – including regional locales.
However, no one has been able to launch production-ready grenades because they do not exist.
Production grenadiers are being built at an old Mercedes-Benz (smart) plant in Hambach, France, since Inios bought it. The Bespoke development vehicle was built by Magna of Austria.
The Grenadier project is the brainchild of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, a British billionaire engineer and chairman of the multinational petrochemical giant Enos.
Official stories say that in 2017, Ratcliffe was hanging out at the Grenadier pub in London, mourning the decision to kill an old Land Rover defender and replace it with a more modern and luxurious new SUV model.
Internally, Australia is considered a “core launch market” for ladder-frame, rigid Axel Grenadiers, along with Europe, the United States and South Africa, meaning locals have priority access to many brands of preferred vehicles.
The older Land Rover Defender LookLike will first be sold as a body-on-frame 4 × 4 wagon with low-range gearing, multiple deflocks, restored BMW inline-six engine and striped-back off-road suspension, “the world’s toughest environment. Designed and built to handle. “
A box-section ladder frame is expected to feature up to 4mm thick walls – no monocoque here.
The front and rear beam axles of the Grenadier are expected to be manufactured by Italian Carraro, a tractor-maker manufactured by John Derry and Massey Ferguson. They will support multi-link suspension with individual long-travel Eibach coils and ZF dampers, and Panhard rods.
There will be a permanent 4 × 4 instead of part-time, a mechanical transfer case for low-range and a front, center and rear def lock. The payload must be at least one ton before road vehicles sign off and the towing capacity target is 3.5-ton.
The engine will be supplied by BMW. Both run on 3.0-liter inline-six-cylinder Dunk, one running on petrol and the other on diesel. If you want to go to Wikipedia for more, their codenames are B57 and B58.
Both will be paired with a ZF eight-speed automatic transmission as the only choice – a key difference from the manual-only Land Cruiser 70 and the older Defender.
Ineos Automotive Australia Pty Ltd will be a factory-supported operation rather than an independent licensed distributor.
The company hired Mr. Hoseaver to head its Asia-Pacific operations, having previously operated Mini Australia and Renault Australia, and was a senior executive at Jaguar Land Rover and BMW Motorrad.
It will set up a network of franchise dealers and service centers, but will use an agency model – meaning it will own all its new and demo stock until the customer delivers, which means pricing and access to national inventory from anywhere.
Ineos also signed an agreement with various Bosch service centers in remote areas. These mechanics will be trained as an official Ineos agent in large population centers and will have the same access to parts and data.
On the parts front, those who want to work on their own vehicles will also be able to get technical support from Ineos HQ and access the online interactive 3D workshop manual and parts catalogs.
Ineos showroom appointment
- Aaron Brain Motors, Shepperton
- Mackay City Auto Group, Mackay
- Armstrong Auto Group, Touumba
- Magic Enterprise, Geraldton
- Autoworld, Ballarat
- Magic Enterprise, Perth
- Brian Hilton Motor Group, Central Coast
- Nusa Auto Group. Nusa
- Brighton Automotive Holdings, Melbourne
- Northstar Mildura Motors, Mildura
- Bucky Motors, Launceston
- Pickering’s Auto Group, Townsville
- Caravana, Brisbane
- Parnell Motors, Sydney
- DC Motors, Rockhampton
- Rex Gorel, Geelong
- Frasers, Newcastle
- Ralph Motors, Canberra
- Frasers, Olangong
- SLRV Expedition Vehicle, Gold Coast
- John Oxley Motors, Port Macquarie
- Tony Leh Motor Group, Orange
- Jetty Fossey, Tamworth
- Waragul City Motors, Gipsland
- Kerry’s Automotive Group, Adelaide
- Westco Motors, Cairns
- Kerry’s Automotive Group, Darwin
- Western Plain Automotive, Dubbo
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