Volvo Cars has pushed back large-scale production at its factory under construction in Slovakia to early 2027 from 2026 to optimise the Swedish automaker's product launch timeline, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

Polestar partners with Volvo Cars to manufacture Polestar 7 in Kosice, Slovakia, ahead of its 2028 launch, enhancing European production capabilities.

Polestar has evolved from Volvo's in-house tuner into a separate brand with its own lineup of electric vehicles, but it's still sticking close to its parent brand. The Polestar 7, a smaller electric SUV due to arrive in 2028,