Currently reading: Ineos CEO: January production restart the 'best possible outcome'

Manufacturer faced problems that could have forced it to halt production for "much, much longer"

Production restarting for Ineos Automotive in January is the “best possible outcome” the company could have experienced because there were “a number of outcomes that weren't very palatable”, according to company CEO Lynn Calder.

Ineos was forced to halt production in September after a supplier, understood to be seat maker Recaro, filed for insolvency. Speaking at Autocar at the LA motor show, Calder said the issue was now resolved and the firm was working on ways to further shore up its supply chains but she believed “our production will be absolutely fine next year”.

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