THE choice of BMW’s new CEO consolidates the carmaker’s electrical plans

BMW has appointed its next CEO and president, who has pushed for flexibility to ensure he is able to make plug-in electric and hybrid versions of almost all of his vehicles. This strategy was pushed by Oliver Zipse, who will take over from Harald Krueger on August 16, and gives the company more flexibility to produce electric cars on the same assembly lines as hybrid combustion versions. internal and rechargeable.