Buyers Of BMW-Powered Ineos Truck Are In For A Bit More Wait

The Ineos Grenadier hit a roadblock a few months earlier due to one of the automaker’s suppliers, but that has already been resolved with production set out to begin by January 2025. However, if you’re in the market for its pickup truck counterpart, the Grenadier Quartermaster, you will have to exercise a little more patience as Ineos confirmed that US deliveries will start by March.

2025 Ineos Automotive Grenadier Quartermaster

Base MSRP: $86,900
Base Trim Engine: 3.0-liter Turbo Inline 6
Base Trim Transmission: 8-speed Automatic
Base Trim Horsepower: 282 hp
Base Trim Torque: 332 lb-ft
Drivetrain: Four-Wheel Drive
Towing Capacity: 7,716 lbs
Curb Weight: 5,875 lbs

In an interview with Automotive News, Ineos Automotive CEO Lynn Calder confirmed that the Quartermaster is already in the US. However, the units in North America are only at the dealers, for test drives, demos, and other what-nots, and customer deliveries will start a few months well within 2025, or nearly a year since Ineos opened the ordering books for the rugged off-road truck.

Quartermaster’s Popularity Among American Customers

According to Calder, one out of four Grenadier orders in the US is for the Quartermaster pickup, signaling the gap between SUV and truck buyers. However, she also acknowledged how the chicken tax affected the Quartermaster’s popularity, given that its pricing is greatly affected by the impossibly high import duties. She believes that if not for the price, the ratio would have been different, maybe “even turn that on its head.”

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Of note, the Grenadier Quartermaster starts at $86,900, which is a significant jump over the Station Wagon’s MSRP of $71,500. That gap can be attributed to the so-called Chicken Tax, which adds 25% tariff on light-duty trucks made outside the US. The Grenadier SUV and pickup are both made in the automaker’s manufacturing facility in Hambach, France.

Fusilier’s Still A Go But Needs One Essential Confirmation

In the same Automotive News interview, Calder was asked about the Ineos Fusilier – the company’s EV that was postponed due to the dwindling popularity of battery-electric vehicles. She said that the Fusilier is still happening, but she’s “waiting patiently” for confirmation from European and UK authorities about the future of hybrids on the Old Continent. Ineos is planning to launch a Fusilier with a range-extender, but it won’t happen if internal combustion engines are bound to be completely banned by 2030. Calder also confirmed that the two SUVs outside the Grenadier line are still on the cards.