Feds deny Polestar authorization to sell cars in US from model year 2027

The US Commerce Department declined to authorize imports of new Polestar vehicles from model year 2027 onward as part of a rule banning connected cars from automakers with Chinese links. The electric car brand’s days in the US are seriously numbered. Polestar says it will continue to sell its existing stock of Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 SUVs and "will continue to support customers, including providing access to its service network." But we can forget about the Polestar 5 sedan, the Polestar 6 roadster, or any future models making it to these shores.

The automaker was spun out of Volvo Cars as a pure EV brand by its corporate parent, Zhejiang Geely Holding, a Chinese company that also owns OEMs like Lynk and Co and Zeekr. Weeks ago, Commerce authorized Volvo to import MY27 vehicles. Polestar said it was continuing to work with US authorities to meet the regulations; that work was evidently in vain.

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