Currently reading: Exclusive: Britain's richest man details plans for Ineos Automotive

In a rare interview, Jim Ratcliffe tells Autocar about his vision for the 4x4 firm's future

Given its source is a 14th-century headmaster at Eton and Winchester, ‘Manners Maketh Man’ might be an unexpected mantra for a self-made chap who grew up in a council house in Manchester, but Sir Jim Ratcliffe likes the basic ethos behind it.

It’s why every Ineos employee is discreetly advised to acknowledge him with a cheery greeting and senior managers are expected to be brutally honest about performance. His company’s structure is famously lean, as is its HR department. Blusterers and bullshitters need not apply. Grit, rigour and humour are his other prerequisites, if you fancy it.

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Ruaraidh 8 February 2023

Moved his tax residence to Monaco and his company headquarters to Switzerland, not sure how he classes as "Britain's richest man".... 

martin_66 8 February 2023

He's so patriotic he ripped off an iconic British design and then started building it in France.  The day his company folds will be a day I crack open the champagne (well, good quality English sparkling, which will probably taste better than that French rubbish!).