Like Mercedes and BMW, Volvo and Polestar have a production site in the U.S. that gives them more efficient access to the massive North American car market. The Ridgeville, SC, site has been building the S60 sedan in modest numbers but is about to put its foot on the production gas pedal to churn out tens of thousands of new Polestar 3 and Volvo EX90 SUVs.
But aside from cutting out the expense of transporting cars across the Pacific and ensuring those large crossover SUVs don’t get hit with the duties they would if they were being imported to the U.S. from China, there’s one little-known, but hugely valuable benefit to the arrangement.
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