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Polestar announces today the appointment of Gregor Hembrough to lead Polestar Automotive USA Inc., its newly-established United States subsidiary focused on developing the new electric performance brand in one of its most important core markets.
 Gregor joins Polestar with a wealth of automotive expertise built over more than 25 years. Moving to Polestar from Volvo Cars North America, Gregor will lead and position Polestar as a strong premium electric car brand in one of the world’s most demanding markets. His previous experience includes two positions as the Vice President of major regions for Volvo.
“I am pleased to welcome Gregor to Polestar in such an important region for the brand,” says Thomas Ingenlath, Chief Executive Officer of Polestar. “His wealth of industry experience, local market knowledge and non-traditional approach to innovation and management make him the perfect fit for leading our Polestar brand in the US market.”
Gregor Hembrough continued: “The chance to launch a progressive new car company like Polestar is a dream opportunity. I look forward to building a network of Polestar Spaces, launching inventive marketing campaigns and structuring the brand for future success as the company launches in the most tech-savvy part of the world.”
For images and other media information, visit media.polestar.com.
Contact Details John Paolo Canton, Public Relations and Communications, Americas jp.canton@polestar.com Duncan Forrester, Public Relations and Communications duncan.forrester@polestar.com Brent Ellis, Public Relations and Communications, EMEA brent.ellis@polestar.com Sunnie Zhang, Public Relations and Communications, APAC sunnie.zhang@polestar.com
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About Polestar Polestar is the new electric performance brand from the Volvo Car Group. Polestar will enjoy specific technological and engineering synergies with Volvo Cars and benefit from significant economies of scale as a result of its connection to Volvo Cars. These synergies enable the design, development and production of separately-branded, high performance electrified cars.
Polestar begins this new era with the Polestar 1 – a low-volume Electric Performance Hybrid GT with 600 hp, 1,000 Nm and an electric-only range of 150 km, the longest of any hybrid car in the world. In the future, the Polestar 2 and Polestar 3 will join the portfolio as full battery-electric, higher volume, driver-focused vehicles.
Polestar also applies its technology and expertise to electrified Volvo cars. The new Volvo S60 T8 Polestar Engineered features key Polestar components to create a sharper and more engaging driving experience. Polestar optimisation software upgrades are also available for Volvo models, which enhance six performance areas including engine output. Polestar Engineered media information can be found at media.volvocars.com.
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Volvo Car Group in 2017 Voor het boekjaar 2017 liet Volvo Car Group een bedrijfswinst optekenen van 14.061 miljoen SEK (11.014 miljoen SEK in 2016). De omzet voor dit boekjaar bedroeg 210.912 miljoen SEK (180.902 miljoen SEK). In 2017 verkocht Volvo Car Group wereldwijd 571.577 auto's, ofwel 7% meer dan in 2016. De resultaten accentueren de uitgebreide transformatie van Volvo Cars’ financiën en activiteiten gedurende de voorbije jaren en stuwen het bedrijf in de richting van de volgende groeifase.
Over Volvo Car Group Volvo is actief sinds 1927. Vandaag is Volvo Cars een van de bekendste en meest gerespecteerde automerken ter wereld. In 2017 werden 571.577 Volvo's verkocht in ongeveer 100 landen. Volvo Cars is sinds 2010 eigendom van de Chinese Zhejiang Geely Holding (Geely Holding). Het bedrijf maakte deel uit van de Zweedse Volvo Group tot 1999, toen het werd gekocht door het Amerikaanse Ford Motor Company. In 2010 werd Volvo Cars uiteindelijk overgenomen door Geely Holding.
In 2017 telde Volvo Cars ongeveer 38.000 (30.400) voltijdse werknemers. De hoofdzetel, productontwikkeling, marketing en administratie van Volvo Cars zijn hoofdzakelijk gevestigd in Göteborg, Zweden. De hoofdzetel van Volvo Cars in China is gevestigd in Shanghai. De grootste autofabrieken van het bedrijf zijn gevestigd in Göteborg (Zweden), Gent (België), Chengdu en Daqing (China), terwijl de motoren worden gemaakt in Skövde (Zweden) en Zhangjiakou (China) en de carrosserieonderdelen in Olofström (Zweden). |
