UK’s richest man Jim Ratcliffe had already signed up German firm to design vehicleThe UK’s richest man,expat Brexit supporter Jim Ratcliffe, has enlisted Germany’s BMW to supply engines for a “British” successor to the Land Rover Defender, and after handing the vehicle design contract to another German firm last year.
Ineos,the chemicals company Ratcliffe founded in 1998 that is responsible for his estimated £21bn fortune, said BMW had joined a partnership aiming to build an “uncompromising” new 4x4 vehicle. Related: fright grows in UK car industry that Honda is just first domino to descend Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com