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With a new boss at the helm, Polestar is set to become an electrified performance car arm for Volvo.
New Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath was previously one of the men at the top of Volvo’s design chain, and is said – by Volvo – to have been in charge of many of the recent design decisions the company has taken.
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Now, he’ll be in charge of a brave new world for the Swedish manufacturer, with little to suggest that Volvo or Polestar will continue producing any kind of petrol-only performance car.
The company will still operate under Volvo, as it was completely acquired in 2015, though it says it will develop “optimisation packages for Volvo’s range of cars under the Polestar Engineered brand”.
Polestar will continue to work with Volvo to share engineering and technological advances, though branding will deviate under an almost Citroen-esque logo.
“Polestar will be a credible competitor in the emerging global market for high performance electrified cars. With Polestar, we are able to offer electrified cars to the world’s most demanding, progressive drivers in all market segments.
The future of Cyan Racing appears to remain largely unchanged.
