As U.S. auto plants remain idle, China’s are open again for business
Henry Payne The Detroit NewsPublished 2:20 PM EDT Mar 30, 2020While COVID-19 has stopped auto assembly lines across North America, Chinese plants are revving up again after closing there in late January.Major automakers from General Motors to BMW to Toyota say their factories in China have reopened, including the virus epicenter in the Wuhan province.The…
Volvo begins production on Tesla rival in China as factories come back online with strict mandates: Face masks at work and in public, multiple self-health checks daily, and tracking
PolestarThe Polestar 2. While many carmakers in the US and Europe have shut down production in response to the novel coronavirus, factories in China are beginning to come back online as infection counts decline. That includes the factory making the Polestar 2, a roughly $US60,000, 408-horsepower electric sedan under Volvo’s…
bubmagMarch 26, 2020
Polestar 2 EV production starts in China despite COVID-19
@ 2020/03/25While factories in Europe and the US grind to a halt due to COVID-19, Polestar has started production of its Polestar 2 in Luqiao, China. The Volvo brand's first EV is being built on the same production line as the Volvo XC40, as both companies are o... back Go…
bubmagMarch 25, 2020
Polestar 2 is ready to hit the streets this summer
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bubmagMarch 25, 2020
Polestar starts production of Polestar 2
DAMIEN O'CARROLL/FOOTAGE SUPPLIEDPolestar is rolling out its sexy Polestar 2 to directly take on Tesla's extremely successful Model 3.Polestar has begun production of the Polestar 2, it's all-electric performance fastback. A nice post-isolation present, maybe? The Polestar 2 will have a 78kWh battery, enough for around 470km of range, powering…
bubmagMarch 24, 2020
Polestar 2 EV production starts in China despite COVID-19
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bubmagMarch 24, 2020
Polestar begins production of its new EV despite coronavirus concerns
Given global circumstances right now, it’s not exactly the best time to be launching a new car. However, Volvo subsidiary Polestar isn’t letting the situation get in the way. In an email to customers and followers yesterday Polestar said it’s begun production of its first fully-electric sedan, the Polestar 2.…
bubmagMarch 24, 2020
Polestar 2 EV production kicks off this week, despite COVID-19 spread
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bubmagMarch 23, 2020
Polestar 2 EV production kicks off this week, despite COVID-19 spread
Ready to roll. Polestar We've heard a lot about auto production coming to a halt in Europe and North America, but on the flip side of things, Polestar is moving full speed ahead to start Polestar 2 production -- its direct Tesla Model 3 rival.Polestar revealed on Monday that production…
bubmagMarch 23, 2020