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Polestar announces ‘Made in America’ EV production start date

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Polestar has announced the production start date for its new South Carolina production facility, which it will be sharing with Volvo Cars. Now, the Swedish automaker is poised to finally address that issue as it begins production in South Carolina. Polestar will continue producing vehicles at its Chinese facilities.

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CATL’s $5B North American battery production plans land in U.S., several sites being vetted

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CATL is now moving closer to locking in a plant in the United States, according to an exclusive report from Reuters , which said the Chinese battery maker is now vetting sites in South Carolina and Kentucky. ” BMW operates an assembly plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and already has a partnership with CATL in Europe.

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure to keep up with Tesla and Chinese automakers in the transition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), and its success in doing so could have major implications. The German automaker also has plans to build a $2 billion BEV factory in South Carolina, which is expected to begin production in 2026.

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CATL to supply BMW with cylindrical cells for EVs starting in 2025

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BMW and CATL have been in a supply partnership for a decade, but the Chinese firm is looking to expand its production and manufacturing footprint into the North American market. It will spend $5 billion to establish the plant in the United States, with the most likely locations for the new facility being in South Carolina and Kentucky.

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Polestar 3 prices get reduced before it’s even available with demand in question

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Polestar 3 production is set to start in South Carolina in the middle of this year, and should be delivered to customers during Q2 as the vehicle is already being built in Chengdu, China. It is also reporting that some of its vehicles, including the Polestar 4, has been “well received” in the Chinese market.

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Polestar 3 launches in China with $29k price cut

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Now, likely to improve its competitiveness, Polestar has issued one of the most significant price cuts the Chinese market has seen this year. However, at the Chinese unveiling this week, the Swedish automaker slashed that price by an average of 200,000 yuan ($29,035).

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Comment on Nio's William Li questions US protectionism, demands equal access to US market by Wayne Lewis

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I think that we will get to a place where Chinese brands like NIO will be able to expand to the US, and people will come around. Zeekr will be the first to break the mold for non-state-owned Chinese car makers, as they will deliver Waymo One EVs to US company Waymo. I’m not one of them.