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These include BNP Paribas, Natixis, Standard Chartered, BBVA, HSBC, and SPDB, in the form of a three-year loan facility. Polestar is currently expanding its product portfolio with two high-margin SUVs, the Polestar 4 and Polestar 3. The funding was announced by Polestar in a press release.
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