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<link:definition>1011 - Disclosure - Employee benefits</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1012 - Disclosure - Share-based payment</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1013 - Disclosure - Other operating income and expense</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1014 - Disclosure - Finance income and expense</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1015 - Disclosure - Leases</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1016 - Disclosure - Income tax expense</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1017 - Disclosure - Net loss per share</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1018 - Disclosure - Intangible assets and goodwill</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1019 - Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1021 - Disclosure - Reverse recapitalization</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1022 - Disclosure - Trade receivables</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1023 - Disclosure - Inventories</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1024 - Disclosure - Other current assets</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1025 - Disclosure - Equity</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1026 - Disclosure - Current and non-current provisions</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1027 - Disclosure - Other current liabilities</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1028 - Disclosure - Liabilities to credit institutions</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1029 - Disclosure - Supplemental cash flow information</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1030 - Disclosure - Related party transactions</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1031 - Disclosure - Assets held for sale</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1032 - Disclosure - Commitments and contingencies</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1033 - Disclosure - Subsequent events</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1034 - Disclosure - Significant accounting policies and judgements (Policies)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1035 - Disclosure - Significant accounting policies and judgements (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1036 - Disclosure - Financial risk management (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1038 - Disclosure - Depreciation and amortization by function (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1039 - Disclosure - Employee benefits (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1040 - Disclosure - Share-based payment (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1041 - Disclosure - Other operating income and expense (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1042 - Disclosure - Finance income and expense (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1043 - Disclosure - Leases (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1044 - Disclosure - Income tax expense (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1045 - Disclosure - Net loss per share (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1046 - Disclosure - Intangible assets and goodwill (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1047 - Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1048 - Disclosure - Financial instruments (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1049 - Disclosure - Reverse recapitalization (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1050 - Disclosure - Trade receivables (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1051 - Disclosure - Inventories (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1052 - Disclosure - Other current assets (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1053 - Disclosure - Equity (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1054 - Disclosure - Current and non-current provisions (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1055 - Disclosure - Other current liabilities (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/LiabilitiesToCreditInstitutionsTables" id="LiabilitiesToCreditInstitutionsTables">
<link:definition>1056 - Disclosure - Liabilities to credit institutions (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1057 - Disclosure - Supplemental cash flow information (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1058 - Disclosure - Related party transactions (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1059 - Disclosure - Assets held for sale (Tables)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1060 - Disclosure - Significant accounting policies and judgements - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1061 - Disclosure - Significant accounting policies and judgements - Schedule of Revenue and Non-Current Assets by Geographical Area (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1062 - Disclosure - Significant accounting policies and judgements - Property, Plant and Equipment Useful Lives (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1063 - Disclosure - Financial risk management - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1064 - Disclosure - Financial risk management - Summary of Translation Exposure Risk (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1065 - Disclosure - Financial risk management - Summary of Market Volatility Risk (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1066 - Disclosure - Financial risk management - Summary of Interest Rate Risk (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1067 - Disclosure -  Common control transaction (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1068 - Disclosure -  Revenue - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:definition>1069 - Disclosure -  Revenue - Schedule of Revenue Disaggregation (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/RevenueScheduleOfContractLiabilitiesDetails" id="RevenueScheduleOfContractLiabilitiesDetails">
<link:definition>1070 - Disclosure -  Revenue - Schedule of Contract Liabilities (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1071 - Disclosure - Depreciation and amortization by function (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/EmployeeBenefitsScheduleOfEmployeeBenefitsDetails" id="EmployeeBenefitsScheduleOfEmployeeBenefitsDetails">
<link:definition>1072 - Disclosure - Employee benefits - Schedule Of Employee Benefits (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/EmployeeBenefitsNarrativeDetails" id="EmployeeBenefitsNarrativeDetails">
<link:definition>1073 - Disclosure - Employee benefits - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1074 - Disclosure - Share-based payment - Share Activity (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
</link:roleType>
<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/ShareBasedPaymentScheduleOfShareBasedPaymentArrangementsDetails" id="ShareBasedPaymentScheduleOfShareBasedPaymentArrangementsDetails">
<link:definition>1075 - Disclosure - Share-based payment - Schedule of Share-Based Payment Arrangements (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/ShareBasedPaymentNarrativeDetails" id="ShareBasedPaymentNarrativeDetails">
<link:definition>1076 - Disclosure - Share-based payment - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/OtherOperatingIncomeAndExpenseDetails" id="OtherOperatingIncomeAndExpenseDetails">
<link:definition>1077 - Disclosure - Other operating income and expense (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
</link:roleType>
<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/FinanceIncomeAndExpenseDetails" id="FinanceIncomeAndExpenseDetails">
<link:definition>1078 - Disclosure -  Finance income and expense (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
</link:roleType>
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<link:definition>1079 - Disclosure -  Leases - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/LeasesSummaryOfChangeInRightOfUseAssetsDetails" id="LeasesSummaryOfChangeInRightOfUseAssetsDetails">
<link:definition>1080 - Disclosure -  Leases - Summary of Change in Right-of-Use Assets (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1081 - Disclosure -  Leases - Lease Costs (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/LeasesCurrentAndNoncurrentLeaseLiabilitiesDetails" id="LeasesCurrentAndNoncurrentLeaseLiabilitiesDetails">
<link:definition>1082 - Disclosure -  Leases - Current and Noncurrent Lease Liabilities (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/LeasesSummaryOfMaturityOfLeaseLiabilitiesDetails" id="LeasesSummaryOfMaturityOfLeaseLiabilitiesDetails">
<link:definition>1083 - Disclosure -  Leases - Summary of Maturity of Lease Liabilities (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/LeasesIncomeFromOperatingLeasesDetails" id="LeasesIncomeFromOperatingLeasesDetails">
<link:definition>1084 - Disclosure -  Leases - Income from Operating Leases (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1085 - Disclosure -  Income tax expense - Income Tax Expense Recognized (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/IncomeTaxExpenseNarrativeDetails" id="IncomeTaxExpenseNarrativeDetails">
<link:definition>1086 - Disclosure - Income tax expense - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/IncomeTaxExpenseCurrentYearIncomeTaxExpenseDetails" id="IncomeTaxExpenseCurrentYearIncomeTaxExpenseDetails">
<link:definition>1087 - Disclosure - Income tax expense - Current Year Income Tax Expense (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1088 - Disclosure - Income tax expense - Composition Of Recognized Deferred Tax Assets (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
</link:roleType>
<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/IncomeTaxExpenseTaxLossCarryforwardsDetails" id="IncomeTaxExpenseTaxLossCarryforwardsDetails">
<link:definition>1089 - Disclosure - Income tax expense - Tax Loss Carryforwards (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1090 - Disclosure - Net loss per share - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1091 - Disclosure -  Net loss per share - Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1092 - Disclosure -  Net loss per share - Summary of Antidilutive Shares (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1093 - Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1094 - Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment - Disclosure of Detailed Information About Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1095 - Disclosure - Intangible assets and goodwill - Summary of Intangible Assets, Goodwill And Trademarks (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1096 - Disclosure - Intangible assets and goodwill - Summary of Intangible Assets (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1097 - Disclosure - Intangible assets and goodwill - Summary of Goodwill and Trademarks (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
</link:roleType>
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<link:definition>1098 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - Schedule of Financial Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
</link:roleType>
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<link:definition>1099 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1100 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - Schedule of Financial Assets and Liabilities at Amortized Cost (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1101 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - Schedule of Maturities of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1102 - Disclosure -  Reverse recapitalization - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1103 - Disclosure -  Reverse recapitalization - Summary of Identifiable Net Assets Acquired (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1104 - Disclosure -  Reverse recapitalization - Summary Of IFRS 2 Listing Expense (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1105 - Disclosure -  Reverse recapitalization - Schedule of Reverse Recapitalization Share Information (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
</link:roleType>
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<link:definition>1106 - Disclosure -  Reverse recapitalization - Summary of Earn-Out Rights (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1107 - Disclosure -  Trade receivables (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1108 - Disclosure -  Inventories - Schedule of Inventory (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1109 - Disclosure -  Inventories - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1110 - Disclosure - Other current assets (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1111 - Disclosure - Equity - Reverse Recapitalization Share Activity (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
</link:roleType>
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<link:definition>1112 - Disclosure - Equity - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1113 - Disclosure - Current and non-current provisions (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1114 - Disclosure - Other current liabilities (Details)</link:definition>
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<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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<link:definition>1115 - Disclosure - Liabilities to credit institutions - Liabilities to Credit Institutions (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
</link:roleType>
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<link:definition>1116 - Disclosure - Liabilities to credit institutions - Summary of Working Capital Loans (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
</link:roleType>
<link:roleType roleURI="http://www.polestar.com/role/LiabilitiesToCreditInstitutionsNarrativeDetails" id="LiabilitiesToCreditInstitutionsNarrativeDetails">
<link:definition>1117 - Disclosure - Liabilities to credit institutions - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
</link:roleType>
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<link:definition>1118 - Disclosure - Supplemental cash flow information (Details)</link:definition>
<link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
<link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
</link:roleType>
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<link:definition>1119 - Disclosure - Related party transactions - Narrative (Details)</link:definition>
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