Founder Profile
Christian Dahl
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Christian Dahl?
Christian Dahl is a founder of Polestar, which was founded in 1996 with Jan Nilsson.
- Company founded
- Polestar
- Founded
- 1996
- Co-founders
- Jan Nilsson
Background
Swedish motorsport executive.
Founding Story
Christian Dahl took over Flash Engineering in 2005 and famously rebranded it to Polestar Racing. Under his leadership, the company deepened its incredibly close relationship with Volvo, eventually becoming the official performance partner. He ultimately sold the performance tuning division to Volvo in 2015 (which became the modern EV brand).
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