Company: PLSAY
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: 20-F/A
Source: 0001884082-25-000005
Chunk: 8

Company: Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: 20-F/A
Chunk 8
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 related to Polestar’s distribution model;

• the effects of competition and the high barriers to entry in the automotive industry, the pace and depth of electric vehicle adoption generally on Polestar’s future business, and the risk of other competing propulsion technologies, such as hydrogen fuel cells, gaining market acceptance;

• changes in regulatory requirements (including environmental laws and regulations), governmental incentives and fuel and energy prices;

• Polestar’s ability to rapidly innovate;

• risks associated with changes in applicable laws or regulations and with Polestar’s international operations;

• Polestar’s ability to effectively manage its growth and recruit and retain key employees, including its chief executive officer and executive team;

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• Polestar’s reliance on the development of vehicle charging networks to provide charging solutions for its vehicles and its strategic partners for servicing its vehicles and their integrated software;

• Polestar’s ability to establish its brand and capture additional market share, and the risks associated with negative press or reputational harm, including from lithium-ion battery cells catching fire or venting smoke;

• the outcome of any potential litigation, government and regulatory proceedings, investigations and inquiries;

• Polestar’s ability to continuously and rapidly innovate, develop and market new products;

• the outcome of any potential litigation, government and regulatory proceedings, investigations and inquiries;

• the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, interest rate changes, the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia and in Israel, the Gaza Strip and the Red Sea, supply chain disruptions and logistical constraints on Polestar’s business, projected results of operations, financial performance or other financial and operational metrics or on any of the foregoing risks;

• the need to raise additional funds to support business growth; and

• the other risks and uncertainties included in this Report under “ Risk Factors ” in Item 3.D.

There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Polestar will be those that Polestar has anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond Polestar’s control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described under the heading “ Risk Factors ” in Item 3.D. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Polestar will not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward