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Ineos Grenadier will be built at former Daimler plant in France instead of in Wales

CEO Jim Ratcliffe is a Brexiteer whose original plan would have saved jobs

Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos will manufacture its first car in France after a deal to take over a site run by Germany's Daimler, ditching plans to build a factory in Britain as COVID-19 disrupts the automotive industry. Prominent Brexit supporter Ratcliffe's petrochemicals company said in September 2019 it would build the Grenadier off-roader in Wales, creating up to 500 jobs, with a new plant in Portugal supplying the body and chassis. On Tuesday, Ineos confirmed it would take over Hamba