Geely-owned performance electric car brand Polestar has opened a manufacturing facility in Chengdu, China.
The new Polestar Production Centre in Chengdu will produce the Polestar 1 – a carbon fibre-bodied electric performance hybrid. The facility, which has been completed on schedule, will produce vehicles for both China and global export markets with first customer deliveries expected before the end of 2019.
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Thomas Ingenlath, Chief Executive Officer of Polestar, said: “Here in Chengdu we are not only manufacturing a premium hybrid-electric performance car. We have also created an inspirational manufacturing environment, a great place to work and visit. It truly reflects the Polestar brand.
“We promised we would have our first production facility built in 2019, we promised cars would be delivered to customers this year, and we promised we would do things differently – once again we are delivering on our promises. This is a hugely proud moment for the whole team at Polestar.”
The new Chengdu production facility incorporates a customer experience centre including a test track and a glazed atrium offering a panoramic view over the factory floor.
Some 500 Polestar 1 cars are planned to be built per year in the new Chengdu facility, with a total of 1,500 planned over a three year production cycle.
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By GlobalDataConstruction of Polestar 1 in Chengdu will be followed by production of Polestar 2 in Luqiao, China, in early 2020.
