Why The Polestar 2 Is Getting A Sequel

• Polestar 2 can be reborn for a brand new technology and it will not morph into one more amorphous crossover.
• The brand new Polestar 2 can be constructed on the identical new platform as an upcoming crossover, which can be designed and inbuilt Europe.
• Polestar will make one other 2 as a result of it would not need to alienate consumers of its hottest mannequin by far.

The most well-liked mannequin from Volvo’s electrical spinoff model is the Polestar 2. The electrical sedan-like liftback accounted for 4 out of 5 Polestars offered around the globe, or over 180,000 items offered, so its success can’t be contested. Nevertheless, the Chinese language-made EV’s future wasn’t clear in a tariff-heavy business more and more shifting to producing crossovers and SUVs over sedans, hatchbacks and wagons.

However we now know Polestar is dedicated to having a compact mannequin that is not a mini-SUV in its lineup, which additionally consists of a sporty fastback that’s greater than only a Porsche Taycan rival, two crossovers and a future devoted sports activities automobile.

Work on an all-new Polestar 2 was confirmed to Australia’s Drive at IAA 2025 in Munich earlier this month. Polestar’s just lately appointed CEO Michael Lohscheller instructed us as a lot initially of this yrhowever now he has much more particulars about how its revival goes.

Lohscheller acknowledged to the Aussie publication {that a} new mannequin was on its manner, in addition to the truth that it will retain its present identify.

“Let’s phrase it like this: I need to have these present Polestar 2 clients again. I need to have these, as a result of we constructed it up (the client base),” Lohscheller stated. “I feel we did an incredible job, and I need to preserve them within the household.”

Polestar appears to be going via some kind of id disaster, so dropping its hottest mannequin, whose formulation clearly labored, looks like a transfer that may harm the corporate.

Lohscheller’s assertion appears to contradict what former Volvo design boss Thomas Ingenlath stated a yr and a half in the past, when he acknowledged that “we is not going to exchange a Polestar 2 with a Polestar 2.” This seemed like one more crossover was within the works, and that’s seemingly nonetheless the case, however the brand new, similar-footprint high-rider will sit alongside a Polestar 2 reasonably than exchange it.

The brand new Polestar 2 continues to be a number of years away, and it’s not clear the place it will likely be produced—it’s at the moment solely made in China for all international markets. It gained loads of followers in america, the place it was offered till earlier this yr when the 100% import tariff imposed on Chinese language-made vehicles made its Stateside sale uneconomical.

Polestar 2 followers within the U.S. who couldn’t purchase one anymore seemingly selected a Tesla Mannequin 3Hyundai Ioniq 6 or BMW i4 as an alternative. Tesla seemingly benefited essentially the most because it’s the one native model producing autos within the nation, thus avoiding tariffs. There aren’t that many electrical sedans on sale right here and producers appear reluctant to supply them. As an example, Volkswagen wished to introduce the ID.7 within the States, however then modified its thoughts.

The brand new, smaller crossover, known as Polestar 7can be primarily based on a brand new Geely platform and is at the moment being designed in Europe, the place it’s additionally anticipated to be manufactured. The brand new associated Polestar 2 may additionally come out of a European manufacturing facility. However that may nonetheless imply the automobile is topic to a 15% tariff, which might convey the worth up sufficient to make the mannequin uncompetitive, particularly with the federal tax credit score program coming to an finish.

Polestar may produce the brand new 2 for the U.S., the place Volvo at the moment makes the EX90and the Polestar 3 for the native market in Ridgeville, South Carolina. Nevertheless, Volvo additionally plans to construct the electrified XC60 in Ridgeville, so there seemingly gained’t be room for a brand new mannequin there with out a main growth of the power.