The Polestar 4 now comes from South Korea instead of China

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. The 2026 Polestar 4 — the one without a rearview window — is now on sale in the US. And instead of being manufactured in China like the 2025 version, this all-electric coupe will be imported from South Korea. Of course, Polestar is a Volvo offshoot based in Sweden, and like Volvo it’s owned by China’s Geely. But with trade tension between the US and China escalating, Polestar’s owners made a deal with Renault Korea Motors to manufacture the Polestar 4 at that company’s plant in Busan. The EVs assembled there will be distributed to North America, as well as the South Korean market. That’s the big news about the Polestar 4. The EV otherwise remains the same: the long-range single-motor rear-wheel drive version starts at $57,800 (including a $1,400 destination charge), which is only slightly more than the 2025 mode ... Read full article.