All the inventory from Saab Automobile's former factory in Trollhättan is up for sale. But now Polestar can save the historic site from closure.
Polestar has no comment on whether they are interested in Saab's former factory in Trollhättan. However, the electric car manufacturer is exploring the possibility of establishing production in Europe.
Saab's former factory in Trollhättan is empty after car manufacturer Nevs laid off all its employees. The factory's equipment, including the presses, is being sold abroad.
Stenhaga Invest, owned by billionaire Svante Andersson, bought the factory in May 2023. Andersson has stated that he wants to resume car production at the factory. However, a deal for the electric car Nevs Emily GT fell through.
Andersson has not wanted to comment on whether new negotiations are underway.
"I don't have time to talk right now, you can come back later," he told the media outlet Carup .
Polestar has announced that its new model, the Polestar 7, will be produced in Europe. EU trade tariffs and logistical challenges have led the company to investigate different factories.
Polestar already has development activities at Saab's old factory, which has fueled speculation that the Polestar 7 could be produced in Trollhättan.
– We are keeping our eyes open and seeing what options are available. There are some items available. But it is too early to say anything about it yet, says Theo Kjellberg, press manager at Polestar.
It is not yet known where the Polestar 7 will be produced.
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Polestar has no further comment at this time. But last week the Chinese brand confirmed that it will build the upcoming Polestar 7 in Europe. Likely to avoid the EU's punitive tariffs targeting the production of electric cars in China.
However, a comeback for the company that bought the remains of Saab in 2012 seems more than unlikely. The director of NEVS, which stands for National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), had to inform his last employees shortly before Christmas that they had been fired.
However, she has not given up hope of finding a buyer for the prototype of an electric car – called Emily GT – that the employees created in just nine months, while the business was still going.
