Polestar is an electric vehicle company that was founded in 2017 as an offshoot of Volvo. Though based on Volvo platforms, Polestar makes unique, standalone EV models with modern, tech-rich cabins. Both Volvo and Polestar are owned by Geely, which is a Chinese automobile company
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Who Makes Polestar Cars?
Polestar began as something far different from a Chinese-owned EV company. In the 1990s was originally a tuner and racer of Volvo cars. Much like AMG to Mercedes-Benz, as time went on the relationship became more formalized, culminating with Volvo acquiring Polestar in 2015. During this time there were Polestar Edition and Polestar-tuned Volvo models. The conversion to electrification and standalone models began in 2017. It’s majority-owned by Geely and part-owned by Volvo, which is in turn owned by Geely.
