Written by Cláudio Afonso | info@claudio-afonso.com | LinkedIn | Twitter
EV maker Polestar announced Wednesday that it has delivered about 21,200 vehicles in the first six months of 2022, reiterating its annual guidance of 50,000 units. For the second half of the year, the company expects to deliver about 28,800 vehicles, a rate of pace of 4,800 units per month.
From the first half of 2021 — when Polestar delivered 9,510 units — the Swedish EV maker increased its delivery numbers by 123% while the global order book rose to 50,000 since the start of the year, a 350% from the same period in 2021.
BE THE FIRST ONE TO GET THE NEWS
“It is great to see that the number of enthusiastic Polestar 2 customers is growing so quickly,” says Polestar CEO, Thomas Ingenlath. “I am very confident that the strong momentum we have seen this year in brand awareness and sales figures will accelerate powerfully in the coming years as more ground-breaking cars are revealed.”
During the first six months of the year, Polestar expanded from 19 markets to 25, while the number of retail locations rose from 103 to 125 around the globe, with approximately 30 more expected to open by the end of 2022.
It is an important next step towards our goal of selling 290,000 cars in 2025 – ten times more than we sold in 2021.
Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO
“Polestar 3 will stand out amongst other SUV offerings and boost our growth trajectory. It also represents the expansion of our manufacturing footprint into the United States as we become even more global. It is an important next step towards our goal of selling 290,000 cars in 2025 – ten times more than we sold in 2021,” concludes Thomas Ingenlath.
BE THE FIRST ONE TO GET THE NEWS
On Monday, Polestar unveiled the Allebike Alpha Polestar edition, a limited-edition mountain bike in collaboration with Allebike and co-designed/ engineered by Polestar cost SEK 99,000 (~$9,500). The modern geometry and minimalistic design mountain bike feature a lightweight, rigid CFRP frame, and a full-suspension being sold in a limited edition of 100 bikes.
The bicycle is hand-built by Allebike in Alingsås — less than an hour from the Polestar global headquarters in Gothenburg — and will be sold exclusively online in one size and two colors.
According to Joe Parisi, Polestar‘s General Manager in Naples, the electric vehicle maker opened its first showroom in SW Florida and the fourth in the state. Polestar will use the Volvo Naples dealership located at 5870 Naples Boulevard as its temporary location covering the Southwest area of the state.
Recently, Polestar inaugurated its first showroom in Spain amid the global expansion to a total of 30 markets by the end of 2023. The space is located at Paseo de Gracia, 84 in Barcelona and the inauguration counted in the presence of Stephane Le Guevel, the Managing Director of Polestar Iberia.
Written by Cláudio Afonso | info@claudio-afonso.com | LinkedIn | Twitter