Polestar Starts US Production of Polestar 3 Electric SUV
Polestar Starts US Production of Polestar 3 Electric SUV
"Manufacturing Polestar 3 in the USA is a crucial step for us. Now we offer customers in America an electric SUV that is built in America," Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said.Polestar has begun production of the Polestar 3 at its plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, marking the first time the EV maker has produced on American soil.
Polestar在南卡羅來納州Ridgeville工廠開始生產Polestar 3，這是電動汽車製造商在美國土地上生產汽車的第一次。
Polestar (NASDAQ: PSNY), the premium electric vehicle (EV) maker owned by Geely and Volvo Cars, has begun US production of the Polestar 3, after the production of the electric SUV (sport utility vehicle) in China started earlier this year.
Polestar（納斯達克股票代碼：PSNY）是吉利和沃爾沃汽車旗下的高端電動汽車製造商，今年早些時候在中國生產電動SUV（運動型多功能車）Polestar 3之後，已開始在美國生產Polestar 3。
Polestar began production of the Polestar 3 at its plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, marking the first time the EV maker has produced on American soil, according to an overnight statement.
根據隔夜聲明，Polestar在其位於南卡羅來納州Ridgeville工廠開始生產Polestar 3，這是該電動汽車製造商首次在美國境內生產。
"Manufacturing Polestar 3 in the USA is a crucial step for us. Now we offer customers in America an electric SUV that is built in America," Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said.
Polestar首席執行官Thomas Ingenlath表示：「在美國製造Polestar 3對我們來說是至關重要的一步。現在，我們爲美國客戶提供了一款在美國生產的電動SUV。」
Founded in 2017 by Volvo and Geely, Polestar's first product, the Polestar 1, was only available in limited quantities and has been discontinued.
Polestar成立於2017年，由沃爾沃和吉利創立，旗下第一款產品Polestar 1只有限量生產，目前已停產。
The Polestar 2, which began deliveries in mid-2020, is considered the brand's first truely mass-produced model on sale, and is only built at a plant in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, in eastern China.
Polestar 2於2020年中期開始交付，被認爲是該品牌首款真正大規模生產的銷售車型，僅在中國東部浙江省台州工廠生產。
On October 12, 2022, the Polestar 3 made its global debut. On February 27 of this year, Polestar said that production of the Polestar 3 had begun in Chengdu, Sichuan, in southwest China.
2022年10月12日，Polestar 3在全球首秀。今年2月27日，Polestar表示在中國西南部四川成都開始生產Polestar 3。
The Polestar 3 is the first Polestar model to be produced on two continents, supporting the company's growth ambitions in North America, Europe and Asia.
Polestar 3是在兩個大陸上生產的首款Polestar車型，支持該公司在北美、歐洲和亞洲的增長計劃。
By producing vehicles in the US and China, Polestar is able to serve North America, Europe and Asia more efficiently, reducing lead times and costs, according to its overnight statement.
通過在美國和中國生產車輛，Polestar能夠更高效地爲北美、歐洲和亞洲提供服務，降低交貨時間和成本。
Polestar vehicles produced at the Ridgeville plant will not only be supplied to the US market, but will also be shipped to Europe, according to the statement.
根據聲明，Polestar在Ridgeville工廠生產的車輛不僅將供應美國市場，還將運往歐洲。
Polestar also plans to begin production of the Polestar 4 in South Korea by 2025, the statement said.
Polestar還計劃於2025年在韓國開始生產Polestar 4。
Separately, according to a Reuters report overnight, Ingenlath said the US plant is expected to reach full capacity in two months and will begin supplying US customers next month, followed by deliveries to Europe.
此外，據路透社隔夜報道，Ingenlath表示，預計兩個月內美國工廠將達到滿負荷生產，並將開始爲美國客戶提供供貨，隨後將開始提供歐洲市場的交付。
Polestar sold 3,555 Polestar 2 sedans in the US in the first half of the year, Reuters said, citing Kelley Blue Book estimates.
據凱利藍皮書估計，Polestar在上半年在美國銷售了3,555輛Polestar 2轎車。
Polestar's US production comes at a time when Europe and the US have imposed tariffs on EVs from China.
Polestar的美國生產正值歐美對中國電動汽車徵收關稅之際。
In a May 14 statement, the US Trade Representative's office (USTR) announced that in 2024 the tax on Chinese EVs would rise from 25 percent to 100 percent.
美國貿易代表辦公室（USTR）在5月14日的一份聲明中宣佈，到2024年對中國電動汽車的稅收將從25%上升至100%。
The European Commission announced on July 4 the results of its preliminary ruling in its countervailing investigation against Chinese carmakers, with different carmakers facing different rates.
歐盟委員會於7月4日宣佈了其針對中國汽車製造商的反補貼調查的初步裁決結果，不同的汽車製造商面臨不同的稅率。
Polestar plugs into Nio's charging network in China
Polestar在中國連接蔚來的充電網絡。
