Warwickshire electric car manufacturer to make redundancies
"Polestar remains committed to maintaining R&D operations in both the UK and Sweden," a spokesperson added.The Swedish firm, owned by Volvo and Geely, sells in 27 markets around the world.Its latest model, the Polestar 5, is set to be released this year and was partly designed at MIRA.
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