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First day of work: Oliver Zipse takes over BMW AG

First day of work: Oliver Zipse takes over BMW AG

Today, August 16, Oliver Zipse will officially take over the chairmanship of the BMW AG Executive Board. He succeeds Harald Krüger, who took over the company on May 13, 2015. Zipse takes over the BMW…

Oliver Zipse is the new BMW CEO starting August 16, 2019

Oliver Zipse is the new BMW CEO starting August 16, 2019

Oliver Zipse will assume the role of Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG effective on 16 August 2019. The company’s Supervisory Board made this decision today during its meeting in Spartanburg, South…

Does BMW's Next CEO Need to Focus on Catching Tesla?

Does BMW’s Next CEO Need to Focus on Catching Tesla?

BMW CEO Harald Kruger has decided to step down, something that’s been public information for a little while now. While BMW hasn’t outright said it, Kruger is leaving because of his inability, or unwillingness, to…

BMW production chief Oliver Zipse could be the next BMW CEO

BREAKING: BMW CEO Harald Krueger to quit BMW in 2020

BREAKING: BMW CEO Harald Krueger to quit BMW in 2020

BMW will seek to appoint a new CEO later this month after Harald Krueger said he did not want to extend his contract, pre-empting deliberations about whether to give him another five-year term at the…

Tariffs in import cars would hurt U.S. jobs, BMW CEO says

Tariffs in import cars would hurt U.S. jobs, BMW CEO says

Tariffs on car imports in the United States, if implemented, would hurt jobs in the world’s second-largest car market, the chief executive of BMW said on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. “Should we…

Harald Krüger to become BMW's CEO in May 2015

Harald Krüger to become BMW’s CEO in May 2015

As predicted by us earlier this year with an exclusive reporting, Harald Krüger will become BMW’s new CEO in 2015. In a statement issued today in Munich, BMW takes a proactive step to ensure the…