Chronicle Live has reported plans on Durham Business website to build a new car factory in the UK after billionaire Ineos boss selected a designer for the new Land Rover Defender. Chemicals Tycoon Jim Ratcliffe announced his intention to create a new car factory, and said a base in the North of England would be his choice.

The project, named Projekt Grenadier, is run through Mr Ratcliffe’s company Ineos Automotive, designing the new 4×4.

The company haven’t decided where it will manufacture the vehicle, but is asking the UK government for financial support to build the vehicle in the UK rather than Germany.