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Company type | Public |
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Nasdaq: PSNY | |
Founded | 2017 |
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Area served | Worldwide |
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Products | Electric vehicle |
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Number of employees | 2,377 (December 2022) |
Website | polestar |
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Owner | Volvo Cars |
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Country | Sweden |
Introduced | 2005 |
Previous owners | Polestar Racing (2005–2015) |
Polestar is a Swedish automotive manufacturer that produces electric cars. Principally owned by Li Shufu's PSD Investment, Geely Holding and Volvo Cars (each with ties to the Geely industrial conglomerate),[2][3] the company is headquartered in Torslanda outside Gothenburg, Sweden.[7][8] With an "asset-light" approach in development and manufacturing, Polestar does not have its own manufacturing facility,[9] instead it produces cars in facilities controlled by Volvo or Geely in several countries, including China, the United States, and South Korea.[10][11]
The brand originated from Flash Engineering, a Swedish motorsport team established in 1996 that competed in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. In 2005, the team was sold then rebranded to Polestar Racing, which later operated a production car tuning division called Polestar Performance AB.[12][13] In July 2015, the Polestar brand was acquired by Volvo Cars, which repositioned the brand as an electric vehicle manufacturer since 2017.[14] The racing team was then rebranded to Cyan Racing, while still maintaining close ties to Volvo.[15]
The current United Kingdom-based holding company of Polestar, Polestar Automotive Holdings UK PLC was jointly formed in 2021 by Volvo Cars and Geely Holding Group.[16][17] Polestar shares began trading on the Nasdaq exchange under the symbol PSNY on 24 June 2022.[18][19]
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