Swedish electrical automobile producer Polestar, owned by Chinese language automotive big Geely, will now not be capable to promote its new vehicles within the U.S. market, the corporate stated on Thursday, because the Trump administration’s Division of Commerce refused to authorize the corporate to take action.
The choice was made as a part of the administration’s so-called “Related Automobile Rule” that restricts vehicles with Chinese language software program or {hardware} from being bought within the U.S. Polestar had requested a particular authorization to promote its autos within the U.S.
Polestar stated it should proceed promoting its current inventory of Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 autos within the U.S., and that it’s going to “proceed to help clients, together with offering entry to its service community.” However the firm additionally identified in a press launch that 94% of its retail gross sales quantity within the first quarter of 2026 got here from markets exterior the U.S.
The corporate stated it’s now “growing its strategic concentrate on Europe.”
The choice to successfully ban Polestar from the U.S. market comes just some months after the Trump administration granted the same authorization to sell vehicles here to Volvo — Polestar’s sibling firm, which can be owned by Geely.
