Polestar should not arrive in France before 2025

Polestar has long been banned in France because of a dispute with Citroën over its logo, which is also made up of two chevrons. For many years, this is what explained the absence of a manufacturer of Swedish origin – even if it belongs to the Chinese giant Geely like Volvo, Smart and many other brands – in France. However, this dispute was resolved by the end of the summer of 2022 and one would think that the Polestar cars would arrive immediately. Not only was that not the case, we will have to wait another year to see the first French signing.

According to Challenge who reports the news, Polestar would like to return to France with a more stable and complete range than the current one. The Polestar 2 is 2020 and even if the electric sedan that competes with the Model 3 has received an update, it’s starting to show the weight of the years. The manufacturer should add two models to its list later this year with the Polestar 3 and 4, respectively an SUV at the heart of the most popular segment on the market and a more compact and sporty coupe. The Polestar 5, a large sedan that rivals the Model S, should also arrive in 2025.

So the company should hit the French market with these new cars and there is also talk of a major update to the Polestar 2. Is it enough to gain a foothold in an increasingly competitive market and perhaps have a chance to differentiate itself further from Volvo? If Polestar has long been the sports coach of the Swedish manufacturer, Geely has made it a different, more luxurious brand and its two new cars should be independent from the Volvo models. Even if we remain on the same technical base provided by the Chinese manufacturer, the unique electric base.