BMW Executives Said to Join Tencent-Backed Electric-Car Maker
- Future Mobility's shareholders also include Foxconn, Harmony
- Electric vehicle startups competing on connected cars in China
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A Chinese electric-vehicle company backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Foxconn Technology Group has hired a team of managers from BMW AG’s i subbrand, according to people familiar with the matter.
Dirk Abendroth, Benoit Jacob and Henrik Wenders will join Future Mobility Corp. as vice presidents of software and connectivity, design, and marketing, respectively, according to the people, who declined to be identified before the information is made public. The executives will join Carsten Breitfeld, the former project manager for BMW’s i8 plug-in sports car hired to be Future Mobility’s chief executive officer.