Europese productie van Polestar 7 bevestigd in Košice, Slowakije

GÖTEBORG, ZWEDEN – 3 juli 2025 – Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) zet de volgende stap in het diversifiëren van zijn contractproductiecapaciteit door uit te breiden naar Europa. Het bedrijf heeft een memorandum van overeenstemming getekend met Volvo Cars om de Polestar 7 te laten produceren in Košice, Slowakije, voorafgaand aan de geplande lancering van de premium compacte SUV in 2028.

Polestar 7 wordt ontwikkeld volgens de recent aangekondigde strategie van het bedrijf om groepsarchitecturen van binnen de Geely Holding Group te gebruiken. Polestar 7 maakt gebruik van een technologieplatform van Volvo Cars, met voordelen van gedeelde componenten binnen de groep, cel-naar-body-technologie met de nieuwste batterijdichtheid en -prestaties, evenals de volgende generatie interne e-motoren. Aanpassingen zullen worden doorgevoerd om de rijervaring en prestatiekenmerken te creëren waarvoor Polestar bekend staat.

Michael Lohscheller, CEO van Polestar, zegt: “De samenwerking met Volvo Cars om de Polestar 7 in Europa te ontwikkelen en te produceren is een unieke kans die onze positie op de thuismarkt zal versterken. Onze strategie om groepsarchitecturen als basis voor onze toekomstige modelreeks te gebruiken, geeft ons toegang tot de beste en nieuwste technologieën, op een kostenefficiënte manier. Met een design en sportieve rij-eigenschappen die onmiddellijk herkenbaar zijn, zal de Polestar 7 nieuwe standaarden zetten in het premium compacte SUV-segment.”

Håkan Samuelsson, president en CEO van Volvo Cars, zegt: “Onze samenwerking met Polestar voor de ontwikkeling en productie van de Polestar 7 benadrukt hoe Volvo Cars en Polestar blijven profiteren van synergieën om efficiënt uitstekende voertuigen te leveren die zijn gebouwd voor onze verschillende klantsegmenten.”

De bouw van de Volvo Cars-fabriek in Košice begon in 2023. De locatie van de fabriek biedt goede logistieke verbindingen naar de Europese markten en een ontwikkeld leveranciersnetwerk.

Einde.

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About Polestar

Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) is the Swedish electric performance car brand with a focus on uncompromised design and innovation, and the ambition to accelerate the change towards a sustainable future. Headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, its cars are available in 28 markets globally across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Polestar has three models in its line-up: Polestar 2, Polestar 3, and Polestar 4. Planned models include the Polestar 5 four-door GT (to be introduced in 2025), the Polestar 6 roadster and the Polestar 7 compact SUV. With its vehicles currently manufactured on two continents, North America and Asia, Polestar plans to diversify its manufacturing footprint further, with production of Polestar 7 planned in Europe.

Polestar has an unwavering commitment to sustainability and has set an ambitious roadmap to reach its climate targets: halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 per-vehicle-sold and become climate-neutral across its value chain by 2040. Polestar’s comprehensive sustainability strategy covers the four areas of Climate, Transparency, Circularity, and Inclusion.

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