Polestar Vs. Nio: EV Makers To Clash Beyond The Road In Smartphone Battle
Polestar Vs. Nio: EV Makers To Clash Beyond The Road In Smartphone Battle
Sweden's Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC (NASDAQ:PSNY), seems to be taking an intriguing leap into the smartphone market, following in the footsteps of Chinese EV maker Nio Inc (NYSE:NIO).
瑞典的 英國極星汽車控股有限公司 納斯達克股票代碼：PSNY）追隨中國電動汽車製造商的腳步，似乎正在向智能手機市場邁出有趣的飛躍 Nio Inc （紐約證券交易所代碼：NIO）。
What Happened: Polestar is planning to launch a smartphone carrying the brand's name in China in December as it begins to deliver its Polestar 4, CNBC reported, citing company CEO Thomas Ingenlath.
發生了什麼： Polestar計劃於12月在中國推出一款帶有該品牌名稱的智能手機，屆時它將開始推出其Polestar 4， CNBC 援引公司首席執行官的話報道 托馬斯·英格拉斯。
The phone will be a 'premium' device and will be developed as part of the joint venture between Polestar and Chinese smartphone maker Xingji Meizu owned by Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd (OTC:GELYF), the report said. Polestar itself is backed by Geely.
這款手機將是一款 “高端” 設備，將作爲Polestar和中國智能手機制造商合資企業的一部分開發 星際魅族 由中國汽車製造商擁有 吉利汽車控股有限公司 （場外交易代碼：GELYF），報告稱。極星本身得到了吉利的支持。
Polestar 4: Polestar started taking orders for the Polestar 4 SUV coupe at the Chengdu Auto Show in August. It is on track to start production in November and the first customer deliveries are slated before year-end in China.
Polestar 4： Polestar於8月在成都車展上開始接受Polestar 4雙門轎跑車的訂單。它有望在11月開始生產，第一批客戶定於年底之前在中國交貨。
Deliveries to the rest of the world are planned for early 2024, the CEO said during the company's second-quarter earnings call last week.
首席執行官上週在公司第二季度業績電話會議上表示，計劃於2024年初向世界其他地區交貨。
The price position of the Polestar 4 is higher than the Polestar 2 but lower than the Polestar 3.
Polestar 4的價格水平高於Polestar 2，但低於Polestar 3。
In the company's first-quarter earnings call in May, the CEO had said the Polestar 4 does not directly compete with Tesla's Model Y but instead is much closer in the price range to Porsche Macan with a starting price of around $60,000.
在5月份的公司第一季度業績電話會議上，首席執行官曾表示，Polestar 4不會直接與特斯拉的Model Y競爭，而是在價格區間上更接近保時捷Macan，起價約爲6萬美元。
Nio's Smartphone: Meanwhile, Nio will launch its own mobile phone in late September, company CEO William Li said. Explaining the intent behind the new venture, the CEO said its foray into the phone business is not to compete with other phone makers.
Nio 的智能手機： 同時，蔚來將在9月下旬推出自己的手機，公司首席執行官 威廉·李 說。首席執行官在解釋新合資企業背後的意圖時表示，其進軍電話業務並不是爲了與其他手機制造商競爭。
"Instead, we would like to use the phone as a carrier to provide the best experience for our vehicle users," Li said during the company's last earnings call. "The underlying software and logic between the phones and the cars are quite similar."
李在公司上次業績電話會議上說：“相反，我們希望使用手機作爲運營商，爲我們的車輛用戶提供最佳體驗。”“手機和汽車之間的底層軟件和邏輯非常相似。”
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