Swedish electric car maker Polestar will open a new research facility in the Midlands, eventually employing more than 800 people, in a boost for the UK as the Volvo-backed battery vehicle group prepares to list in the US.
The luxury car maker’s existing Midlands facility at Nuneaton, which employs 280 staff, has already developed the production platform for the Polestar 5, the brand’s first model that uses its own proprietary technology, the company announced on Tuesday.
The Gothenburg-based group chose the UK for its new centre because of its mix of Formula 1 engineers and technicians from high performance brands such as Aston Martin, Lotus and McLaren, the company’s UK chief executive Jonathan Goodman said.