Sept. 10, 2025 | Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller; SellMyRide’s Chip Perry and Dom Pope
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Polestar CEO Mikhail Lohscheller discusses the launch of the new Polestar 5, a luxury electric sedan, highlighting its impressive performance and sustainability features. The episode also features insights from SellMyRide's Dom Pope and Chip Perry, who explain their platform designed to help dealerships efficiently acquire used cars directly from private sellers. They emphasize the unique market need for such solutions and the platform's success in the UK and the US, aiming to streamline the used car acquisition process for dealers.
Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller touts the electric vehicle startup’s new flagship vehicle, the Polestar 5. SellMyRide President Dom Pope and Chairman Chip Perry discuss the company’s strategy as an acquisition platform for high-volume dealers. Plus, U.S. immigration raid disruptions spread beyond Hyundai and LG Energy to other South Korean projects.
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