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Billionaire Brexiteer Ratcliffe may shift car business to France

Billionaire Brexiteer Jim Ratcliffe - the boss of Ineos Automotive - is considering scrapping plans to build a car plant in Wales, and is reportedly looking to buy a factory in France instead.

Henry Goodwin by Henry Goodwin
2020-08-31 14:44
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Billionaire Brexiteer Jim Ratcliffe – the boss of Ineos Automotive – is considering scrapping plans to build a car plant in Wales, and is reportedly looking to buy a factory in France instead.

Ratcliffe’s firm is said to be in talks with Mercedes-Benz over acquiring the German company’s Hambach factory in Moselle, France – instead of building new facilities in Bridgend and Portugal.

Ineos had planned to start production of its new 4×4 car in Bridgend next year, which was expected to create up to 500 jobs.

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Ratcliffe, who moved to Monaco in February 2019, is the richest person in the UK – according to Forbes – with an estimated net worth of $13.9 billion.

Announcing the news, Ineos Automotive chief executive Dirk Heilmann said: “Overcapacity has long been a major issue for the automotive sector.

“Of course we considered this route previously, but, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, some new options such as this one with the plant in Hambach have opened up that were simply not available to us previously.

“We are therefore having another look and reviewing whether the addition of two new manufacturing facilities is the right thing to do in the current environment.

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“Covid has had an impact on our build schedules with ground-clearing works and construction held up by the social distancing measures that have been required.

“Safety is, of course, paramount, but we also have an obligation to do what is right for the business and so need to assess these new opportunities in order to maintain or improve on our timelines.”

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Carwyn Jones, the former Welsh first minister who represents Bridgend, suggested that Brexit-backing businesses held “extra responsibility” to invest in the UK.

Ken Skates, the Welsh Government’s economy minister, said: “I agree entirely with Carwyn Jones and say that this decision is somewhat perplexing given the business in question is a supporter of Brexit and there is no doubt whatsoever that Brexit is doing immense damage to the automotive industry and the economy in general.

“This disappointing news should be reflecting the poor performance of the UK Government in terms of negotiations with our European colleagues to date and should send a very real warning for the state of the automotive sector as we reach the transition period.”

Related: Tory MPs line up to warn Sunak against Covid tax hike

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