On the Move

The factory will begin building cars underpinned by BMW's electric-focused New Class architecture in 2025.

The former Jaguar Land Rover executive was recruited in mid-2020 as part of a management shuffle to help the automaker navigate a slump in sales due the coronavirus outbreak.

Jochen Hanebeck, COO at the semiconductor maker since 2016, will succeed Reinhard Ploss in April 2022. Ploss, CEO since 2012, led an expansion that included key acquisitions. 

Soohno Ahn is now chief technical officer at VW Group's battery division and Joerg Hoffmann is head of program management for solid-state batteries.