Petteri Pyyny
1 Jul 2026 12:25
The Bureau of Industry and Security, under the U.S. Department of Commerce (The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security), has banned the sale of new car models from Polestar in the United States.
The ban applies to 2027 models and newer Polestar models, meaning it does not apply to the company's current, already introduced car models.
The ban is justified by the Connected Vehicle rule, which prohibits the sale of cars whose information systems or driving systems are in some way connected to countries designated as hostile by the United States, such as China or Russia.
Polestar is a car brand wholly owned by Chinese Geely, which was born as a sister brand to Volvo, also owned by Geely, into the electric car business in 2010 (before that, the Polestar brand has a long history alongside Volvo).
What is confusing about the decision is that cars sold under the Volvo brand can still be sold in the United States in the future. Restrictions on cars connected to China were already created during Biden's presidency and were originally designed to come into force starting from 2027.
Polestar intends to gradually cease its U.S. operations entirely and focus on Europe, which is already its largest market.