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> There is Polestar (from Norway) Minor correction: Polestar is Swedish. It is co-owned by Volvo and Geely, a Chinese car company, which in turn is an owner of
by atombender 3y ago
> There is Polestar (from Norway)
Minor correction: Polestar is Swedish. It is co-owned by Volvo and Geely, a Chinese car company, which in turn is an owner of Volvo.
This year, Volvo stopped funding Polestar and has handed responsibility over entirely to Geely [1], and plans to get rid of their stake. So you could say Polestar is now a fully Chinese brand.
Agreed about there being a lot of alternatives now. Other than MG, you can get great EVs from VW, Peugot, BMW, Audi, Kia, Hyundai, Nissan, Volvo, Opel etc., ranging from very cheap (MG4, Opel Mokka) to ridiculously expensive (Lotus Eletre).
[1] https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/automaker-volvo-cars-stop-funding-polestar-quarterly-earnings-above-estimates-2024-02-01/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/automa...
- gerdesj 3y agoWhoops ... (well Norway did gain independence from Sweden but that's history) ... but not really. The EV market will be mostly or is already Chinese owned. Nothing wrong with that but they do have rather a lot of cameras and sensors in them which is handy but they also have an always on internet connection too.