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minus-squarecygnuslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·16 hours agoVolvo only owns a minority stake of Polestar so Volvo is (at least on paper) much less “Chinese” than Polestar.
minus-squarecygnuslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-215 hours agoYes but still based in Gothenburg. Edit: oops, I thought Polestar did not, but they have a Swedish HQ too. I would personally consider Volvo a Chinese company now, but there’s evidently some nuance here that I’m missing.
minus-squareAvid Amoebalinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 hours agoDunno. I’m guessing they are banning on a more granular basis.
minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·16 hours agoVolvo sold off their stake in Polestar last year
Polestar??? Isn’t that Volvo’s EV division?
And Volvo is a subsidiary of Geely.
Wouldn’t this also ban Volvos then?
Volvo only owns a minority stake of Polestar so Volvo is (at least on paper) much less “Chinese” than Polestar.
Volvo is owned by Geely.
Yes but still based in Gothenburg.Edit: oops, I thought Polestar did not, but they have a Swedish HQ too.I would personally consider Volvo a Chinese company now, but there’s evidently some nuance here that I’m missing.
Dunno. I’m guessing they are banning on a more granular basis.
Volvo sold off their stake in Polestar last year
That was a dumb move IMO.