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Polestar's new production facility.
- Volvo's Polestar has opened its first production facility in Chengdu, China, dedicated to producing the automaker's first car, the Polestar 1.
- The Polestar 1 is an hybrid-electric performance coupe with 600 horsepower.
- The automaker calls the new production center "one of the most environmentally-responsible car factories in China."
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Polestar, Volvo's electric performance brand, has opened its first production facility in Chengdu, China. It will produce the Polestar 1, an electric performance hybrid coupe.
"Here in Chengdu we are not only manufacturing a premium hybrid-electric performance car," Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said in a prepared statement. "We have also created an inspirational manufacturing environment, a great place to work and visit. It truly reflects the Polestar brand."
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The Polestar Production Center was created with the goal of being "one of the most environmentally responsible car factories in China" with a focus on progressive sustainability. The factory was designed by internationally-renowned Snøhetta, an architecture and design company.
"The innovative design of the interaction scheme aligns creative visionary processes with technical production requirements, setting a new standard for inclusive fabrication facilities," Snøhetta's co-founder Kjetil Trådal Thorsen said in a prepared statement.
The Polestar 1 is a 600-horsepower electric car - what the automaker calls the "most premium new energy vehicle to be manufactured in China." The country is widely recognized as the world's largest electric vehicle market.
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The Polestar 1.
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The automaker claims to have hired highly trained quality control auditors with a minimum of 10 years of experience with strict monitoring and assessment procedures to oversee the production process.
An estimated 500 Polestar 1 cars are planned to be built annually at the new Chengdu facility, and the first few builds are expected to be delivered before the end of the year. Thinking ahead, reservations for Polestar 2 - the 1's forthcoming smaller sibling - are already available. The newer car will be built in Luqiao, China.
Take a peek at the new, sleek Polestar Production Center in Chengdu, China: