cm0002@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 day agoUS finalizes rule to effectively ban Chinese vehicles, which could include Polestarwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squarecygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoVolvo only owns a minority stake of Polestar so Volvo is (at least on paper) much less “Chinese” than Polestar.
minus-squarecygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 day agoYes but still based in Gothenburg. Edit: oops, I thought Polestar did not, but they have a Swedish HQ too. I would personally consider Volvo a Chinese company now, but there’s evidently some nuance here that I’m missing.
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoDunno. I’m guessing they are banning on a more granular basis.
Wouldn’t this also ban Volvos then?
Volvo only owns a minority stake of Polestar so Volvo is (at least on paper) much less “Chinese” than Polestar.
Volvo is owned by Geely.
Yes but still based in Gothenburg.Edit: oops, I thought Polestar did not, but they have a Swedish HQ too.I would personally consider Volvo a Chinese company now, but there’s evidently some nuance here that I’m missing.
Dunno. I’m guessing they are banning on a more granular basis.