• Gores Guggenheim voted on Wednesday to take Polestar public.
• Polestar will list under the ticker PSNY on the Nasdaq and start trading on June 24.
• GGPI stock rose 12% on Wednesday in anticipation of the deal going through.

Gores Guggenheim (GGPI) stock merger with Polestar looks set to debut on the Nasdaq on Friday under the ticker PSNY. The vote to take Polestar public via a SPAC deal took place on Wednesday, and it is anticipated that the vote carried through. In anticipation of a positive outcome, GGPI stock rallied 12% on Wednesday to close at $10.84.

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GGPI stock news

Polestar is a spin-off from Volvo and its Chinese backer Geely. Polestar will be a fully electric vehicle manufacturer and will utilize existing Volvo networks to scale its operations. Polestar will use Volvo’s manufacturing plant in South Carolina as well as other sites in China. The cars will compete in a similar segment to Volvo, that of the luxury car sector toward the top of the market.

Polestar was relatively unknown in the US until a cheeky Superbowl commercial, in which it took a swipe at Tesla, increased its brand awareness. This was then added to when Polestar and Hertz (HTZ) announced a deal in April for Polestar to supply up to 65,000 EVs to Hertz over five years. Those deliveries are now commencing.

“We’re excited to add this first delivery of Polestars to our fleet, expanding the opportunities for Hertz customers to enjoy the experience of driving an electric vehicle,” says Darren Arrington, executive vice president of revenue management and fleet acquisition for Hertz.

The SPAC deal to take Polestar public will raise close to $850 million and comes at a challenging time for EV stocks and the broader stock market in general. Polestar has plans to launch its first EV, the Polestar 3, this fall in the US. 

GGPI stock forecast

A sudden spike in volatility has seen a recovery in advance of the merger vote being passed. The EV space is challenging and getting more difficult to trade. I have been long GGPI stock for most of 2022 but cut the position when markets turned sharply lower. My overall view on the EV space remains challenged given the macroeconomic conditions, supply chain issues, and geopolitical tensions. I do like Polestar for the long term, but it faces a long, rocky road ahead. 

Technically, $12 is a high-volume resistance area. This news has been a recent catalyst, but the stock may quiet down once the news flow returns to normal. 

GGPI stock chart, daily

The author is short Tesla.