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NewsFlash / Cobalt & Lithium / EV manufacturer Polestar plans to produce the Polestar 7 at Volvo's factory in Slovakia

EV manufacturer Polestar plans to produce the Polestar 7 at Volvo's factory in Slovakia

Jul 3, 2025 18:10

Source:SMM

[EV manufacturer Polestar plans to produce Polestar 7 at Volvo's Slovakia factory] On July 3, EV manufacturer Polestar announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Volvo Cars. The production of the high-end compact SUV Polestar 7 will take place at the Kosice factory in Slovakia, which is Volvo Cars' third manufacturing plant in Europe. Polestar stated that it plans to launch this car model in 2028.

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