Polestar eyes European manufacturing for Polestar 7

Regardless of being a European model, Polestar would not construct any automobiles in Europe.

That will change when the Swedish electrical efficiency model launches the Polestar 7 round 2027.

The data was revealed by Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath in an interview with Automotive Information (subscription required) revealed final week.

“For us, what’s essential is to return to Europe sooner or later in time, and that may very well be across the time we begin making the Polestar 7,” he mentioned.

Polestar plans to launch at the least one new or redesigned mannequin yearly. The just lately revealed 2024 Polestar 3 mid-size SUV launches in 2023. It is going to be adopted in 2024 by a Polestar 4 compact crossover with coupe-like styling. A Polestar 5 sedan will comply with in 2025 and the just lately confirmed Polestar 6 sports activities automotive the yr after that. The Polestar 7 ought to then arrive in 2027.

Ingenlath did not present any particulars on the Polestar 7. He additionally did not say the place in Europe it might be constructed. He mentioned that call could be made by fellow Geely model Volvo, who operates European crops in Belgium and Sweden. It is going to additionally open a plant devoted to EVs in Slovakia in 2026. As with different Polestar automobiles, the Polestar 7 will share a plant with Volvo or Geely. 

The previous Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid coupe was constructed at a plant in China. The present Polestar 2 compact hatch can also be in-built China. The Polestar 3 is because of begin manufacturing in China subsequent yr, and within the U.S. beginning in mid-2024. The Polestar 4, Polestar 5, and Polestar 6 are all confirmed for manufacturing in China.