SK Group was among the participants in a round representing the first external funding for Volvo Cars' electric vehicle spinoff.

Polestar, the Sweden-based electric vehicle (EV) developer spun off by automotive manufacturer Volvo Cars, received $550m in funding from investors including conglomerate SK Group yesterday.

Chongqing Chengxing Equity Investment Fund Partnership co-led the round with Zibo Financial Holding and Zibo Hightech Industrial Investment, and it included undisclosed other participants. It represents the brand’s first external funding.

Volvo bought Polestar’s predecessor, a touring car racing team of the same name, in 2015 and announced its intention to begin developing EVs under…

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Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.