Polestar owners woke up this summer to the kind of headline nobody wants to see. Their brand has been effectively kicked out of the US new-car market. The problem is not demand, it is Washington's new Connected Vehicle Rule, which blocks cars that use certain Chinese- or Russian-linked connected tech from the 2027 model year.

 

That means current and incoming Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 drivers now own vehicles from a brand that will not be allowed to sell new cars here after 2026. Polestar has been clear it will keep selling remaining US inventory, keep its service network running, and keep software updates flowing. The real job for owners is sorting the confirmed commitments from the gray areas so you can plan around facts, not rumors.