The Swedish electric vehicle brand Polestar will begin selling a Korean-built version of its new Polestar 4 SUV in South Korea next year, marking the first time a Polestar vehicle produced at Renault Korea’s Busan plant will be offered to domestic consumers. Polestar announced on Tuesday that the new Polestar 4 SUV will make its global debut on Sept. 2. The new model is derived from the Polestar 4 coupe currently on the market. Unlike the coupe, which eliminated the rear window as part of its distinctive design, the SUV adopts a conventional rear window and traditional SUV styling. The rear-wheel-drive version offers a driving range of up to 630 kilometers on a single charge under European certification standards, while the dual-motor model delivers up to 544 horsepower. The SUV is expected to become the first Polestar vehicle manufactured in South Korea and sold in the domestic market. Since September 2025, Polestar has produced the Polestar 4 at Renault Korea’s Busan plant for export to overseas markets, including the United States and Canada. Vehicles sold in South Korea, however, have so far been imported from the company’s plant in Hangzhou, China. Industry observers have long questioned why Polestar did not sell locally produced vehicles in the domestic market. The company had previously cited lower production costs and stronger price competitiveness as reasons for supplying Korean customers with China-built models. Analysts said the shift in strategy reflects changing conditions in North America. The United States plans to restrict the import and sale of vehicles equipped with connected-car technology linked to China beginning in 2027, a move expected to reshape Polestar’s North American sales strategy and production allocation at its Busan factory. An industry official said assigning the new SUV to Busan production for the domestic market would help improve plant utilization