Geely-owned premium electric car brand Polestar says it has significantly expanded its research and development capacity with the establishment of a new R&D centre in the UK.
Situated in Coventry, in the English Midlands, the new facility will allow Polestar to increase its own R&D capabilities, and further strengthens the brand's ability to engineer its future electric performance vehicles.
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Polestar's UK engineering operation will initially employ around 60 engineers that will specifically support the development of future Polestar cars, beyond Polestar 3. These engineers have already been involved in preliminary development work for Polestar, and will now be fully immersed into future Polestar car projects as part of the global Polestar engineering network.
"Investing in the automotive engineering talent that the UK has to offer will strengthen our capabilities," says Thomas Ingenlath, Chief Executive Officer at Polestar. "The passion and dedication of these great engineers fit the Polestar spirit perfectly."
Hans Pehrson, responsible for Research and Development at Polestar, added: "Polestar's role as a technology spearhead requires new and developing skills in low-volume, light-weight, multi-material performance car engineering, and the new UK operation will allow us to take the next steps towards our future cars.
"The team that will kick start the new UK R&D subsidiary is already well-versed in Polestar engineering philosophy, and we will expand the initial team further during the course of 2019. These engineers will be a great complement to our existing R&D team based in Sweden, and other supporting teams around the world."
