Polestar shares slide after guidance cut and forced US exit
8 sourcesUpdated Sep 4, 2026
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Investors clearly losing patience here. When you cut guidance AND lose a major market in the same breath, it's hard to spin that as anything but bad news.
Tariffs and trade politics are really squeezing these smaller EV makers who don't have the scale to absorb the hit. Tough spot to be in.
Forced exit from the US market plus a guidance cut is a brutal combo. Polestar's been struggling to find its identity separate from Volvo for a while now.