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Financial Performance: Polestar Automotive reported a significant first-quarter revenue increase of 84.2% year-over-year to $608 million, driven by higher retail sales and improved product mix, despite a net loss reduction from $276 million to $190 million.

Market Position and Outlook: CEO Michael Lohscheller emphasized the company's growth in car sales and margins, highlighting a positive gross margin of 7%, while acknowledging challenges in the geopolitical environment and market conditions.

Polestar's Financial Challenges: Polestar's shares fell despite positive first quarter results, as CFO Jean-Francois Mady highlighted unsustainable cash burn levels of $100M to $120M and a concerning $4.8B debt load, indicating the need for alternative financing sources.

Earnings Performance: The company reported a 31% reduction in net loss to $190M, driven by a 76% increase in vehicle sales and an 84% rise in net revenue to $278M, which improved gross profit margins significantly from the previous year.

Volvo Recall Announcement: Volvo is recalling 413,151 vehicles in the U.S. due to a rearview camera issue that may prevent the image from displaying when reversing, increasing crash risk; the fix will involve a software update.

Workforce Reduction: Volvo also announced a 5% workforce reduction at its Charleston plant as part of a restructuring effort following financial impacts from tariffs.