Shanghai (ZXZC)- The volume production of the Polestar 2, Polestar's first all-electric model, has formally begun in Luqiao, Zhejiang province, for initial delivery into Europe in this summer and subsequently China and North America, according to Polestar.

The Luqiao plant is owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding) and Volvo Cars, parent companies of Polestar.

According to Polestar, the Polestar 2 is a premium five-door fastback built on Volvo Cars' adaptable Compact Modular Architecture platform (CMA). Powered by two electric motors and a battery pack with 78kWh capacity, the vehicle available for overseas markets features a targeted range of 500km. For China, it will be provided with 72kWh battery pack, while the range still remains unknown.

Besides, the all-wheel electric powertrain in Polestar 2 pumps out 300kW (408hp) and 660 N·m (487 lb-ft), enabling a 0-100km/h sprint time of only 4.7 seconds.

The BEV model made its world's debut in February 2019, and its China preorder kicked off a few days ago. Prior to the mass production, the tooling trial prototypes rolled off the production line at Luqiao plant in last December.

The automaker also touts the connectivity technologies used in the vehicle. It said the Polestar 2 is one of the world's first cars equipped with infotainment system powered by Android, which provides an adaptable digital environment for apps and in-car functions to coexist. Moreover, such niceties as natural voice control, an 11-inch touch screen display and Phone-as-Key technology all make the car smarter.

According to the business data platform Tianyancha, Polestar on March 11 registered a wholly-owned subsidiary in Shanghai. Dubbed Jixing Automobile (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.—“Jixing” is the Chinese brand name of Polestar, the new company involves a registered capital of RMB2.055 billion, which is wholly subscribed by Beichen Automobile (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a 50/50 joint venture between Geely Holding and Volvo Cars (China) Investment Co., Ltd. Its business operations include the wholesale and retail of vehicles and auto parts (photo source: Polestar).