Richard Göransson appointed development driver for Polestar
Richard Göransson appointed development driver for Polestar
The most successful Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) driver ever, Richard Göransson, has been appointed as development and event driver for Polestar, the performance brand of Volvo Cars.
”With his vast experience and champion-winning success, Richard Göransson will be a valuable asset for Polestar, both in terms of our existing car programmes and products, as well as helping us develop the products that we have in store for the future,” said Henrik Fries, Vice President, Research and Development of Polestar.
The five-time reigning STCC champion claimed the 2016 STCC title for Polestar Cyan Racing and has, since his first season in the championship in 2003, claimed 43 victories, 82 podium finishes and 16 pole positions.
Göransson has driven for a large number teams in several categories of motorsport over the years, developing championship-winning cars.
”I am very happy to join Polestar. It’ll be a different but very exciting assignment compared to what I have done in past. But just as developing racing cars is a passion of mine, developing road cars is as well. Polestar’s philosophy of “From Track To Road” is a fascinating concept that I look forward to being a part of, bringing progressive performance products to customers around the world,” said Richard Göransson.
Göransson joined Polestar Cyan Racing in 2016 and is now becoming involved in various development projects and media events, such as the model year 17 367-hp Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar cars.
About Polestar
Polestar is the performance brand of Volvo Cars. The company was founded as a motorsport team in 1996 and has been successful in numerous championships, racing with various Volvo models. In 2009, Polestar started to offer performance related products and thereby intensified the business relations with Volvo Cars. The first performance cars, based on Volvo’s S60 and V60, were launched in 2014.
In 2015, Volvo Cars acquired the performance unit of Polestar, as a strong commitment towards a credible performance offer and with the mission to define future premium performance.
About Cyan Racing
Cyan Racing is the motorsport partner to Polestar was founded as a motorsport team in 1996 and has been successful in numerous championships. The company is owned by Christian Dahl and handles all motorsport operations of Polestar. Cyan Racing, formerly named Polestar Racing, has claimed seven STCC drivers’ titles and eight STCC teams’ titles with the Volvo 850, S40, C30 and S60.
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Volvo Car Group en 2016
Au cours de l’exercice fiscal 2016, le résultat d’exploitation de Volvo Car Group a atteint 11 milliards de SEK (1,2 milliard d’euros), contre 6,6 milliards de SEK (697 millions d’euros) enregistrés en 2015. Le chiffre d’affaires pour cette période s’élève à 180,7 milliards de SEK (17,3 milliards d’euros), contre 164 milliards de SEK (17,3 milliards d’euros) en 2015. Sur l’ensemble de l’année 2016, les ventes mondiales ont atteint un record de 534 332 véhicules écoulés, soit une hausse de 6,2 % comparativement à 2015. Ces ventes historiques couplées à un résultat d’exploitation record particulièrement encourageant, incitent Volvo Car Group à poursuivre ses investissements vers sa transformation à l’échelle mondiale.
À propos de Volvo Car Group
Volvo existe depuis 1927. Aujourd’hui, Volvo est une des marques automobiles les plus connues et les plus respectées au monde, avec 534 332 véhicules vendus en 2016 dans une centaine de pays. Volvo Cars appartient à la société chinoise Zhejiang Geely Holding (Geely Holding) depuis 2010, et était rattaché jusqu’en 1999 au groupe suédois Volvo Group, lorsque la compagnie a été rachetée par l’américain Ford Motor Company. En 2010, Geely Holding a acquis Volvo Cars.
En décembre 2016, Volvo Cars comptait plus de 31 000 employés à travers le monde. Le siège social, le développement produit, le marketing et l’administration de Volvo Cars sont principalement situés à Göteborg, en Suède. Le siège de Volvo Cars en Chine se trouve à Shanghai. Ses principales usines de production de voitures se situent à Göteborg (Suède), Gand (Belgique), et Chengdu (Chine) ; les moteurs sont fabriqués à Skövde (Suède) et Zhangjiakou (Chine), et les éléments de carrosserie à Olofström (Suède).