Ineos lineup looks to grow beyond Grenadier SUV

Ineos Automotive made significant progress in 2024 in its journey as a startup brand by ramping up deliveries of its debut vehicle, the Grenadier SUV, to more markets, including the U.S. and Canada, already its largest.

But the brand's next challenge, in addition to fulfilling Grenadier preorders while also trying to identify the next wave of customers, will be keeping its small lineup of vehicles fresh.

Ineos is set to launch its second model in the U.S., the Grenadier Quartermaster pickup, in coming months.

During the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, the brand also showed potential future products via a range of prototypes.

Fusilier: The SUV, with full-electric and range-extender hybrid powertrains, debuted in February with production anticipated to begin in 2027. But in early July, Ineos said it was delaying the launch of the Fusilier as electric vehicle sales slow and because of industry uncertainty around tariffs and taxation.

Ineos Automotive CEO Lynn Calder told Auto Express in late July that the nameplate will now launch probably in 2028 with the range-extender powertrain going on sale first.

The Fusilier is smaller than the Grenadier.

Grenadier Quartermaster: U.S. deliveries of Ineos' second nameplate are to begin by year end. The pickup's design largely mirrors that of the Grenadier SUV and it's powered by the same 3-liter BMW straight-six gasoline engine and ZF eight-speed automatic transmission. However, Ineos stretched the Quartermaster's wheelbase by about a foot.

Grenadier SUV: Ineos' initial vehicle likely has a long road ahead of it given the automaker's plan for extended product cycles. However, Ineos launched a bespoke vehicle program, Arcane Works, and the first vehicle is a luxury version called the Grenadier Detour. Ineos will build just 200. During July's Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K., Ineos also showed a lineup of protoypes including a Grenadier with a V-8 engine. Ineos is considering adding a BMW 4.4-liter V-8 engine to both the Grenadier and the Quartermaster pickup to boost the models' appeal, particularly in the U.S. and Middle East.

Additional SUVs: Calder, speaking at a Financial Times event in May, said Ineos is working on two SUVs to launch after the Fusilier. Calder said one would be smaller than the Grenadier and one would be larger. The timing of both is unclear.