Issues are going effectively for the Volvo cousin. Each on the macro-economic and the micro-economic state of affairs, the economic system limps precariously.
Volvo itself, which has functioned as a type of paying large sister, lately lower the monetary ties to the struggling little sister, which is now fending for itself within the Geely household.
Virtually halved gross sales
However that is the way it goes. Gross sales of the Polestar 2 have plummeted by 40 % up to now yr, in response to carup.se to solely 7,200 vehicles offered.
To be able to velocity up gross sales, Polestar has, amongst different issues, diminished the prices of personal leasing – the economical buy answer that was very talked-about earlier than the local weather bonus was scrapped and the rate of interest skyrocketed.
Will the value lower be sufficient? Or does Polestar’s path into darkness proceed? (Photograph: Polestar)
With at present’s financial state of affairs, there are few individuals who purchase by way of non-public leasing, one thing that Polestar has now taken discover of and due to this fact lowers the prices significantly.
A yr in the past, a Polestar value SEK 2,9190 per thirty days to lease. With the newest discount that Polestar is now going out with, the month-to-month value for the bottom mannequin has now been diminished to SEK 4,400. A discount of over 50 %.