BMW to add 2,600 employees by 2012 for hybrid, electric vehicle development
BMW to add 2,600 employees by 2012 for hybrid, electric vehicle development
BMW to add 2,600 employees by 2012 for hybrid, electric vehicle development
Fonte: AutoblogGreenBMW, one of the world's leading luxury vehicle makers, will expand its workforce to meet demand for cleaner-running autos. The automaker is looking to hire 1,300 employees with expertise in electric vehicles, hybrid powertrains and development of fuel-efficient combustion engines by the end of this year. In 2011, BMW plans to add another 1,300 more wage-earners to its advanced vehicle research and development departments.
The hired hands will be tasked with developing the company's upcoming Megacity electric vehicle and a hybrid-powered sports car, the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics, both of which are scheduled to launch in 2013. In addition, BMW will add trained sales specialists to help market its high-tech autos and, hopefully, move the vehicles off dealer lots at a rapid pace. The automaker seeks to increase overall vehicle sales from 1.4 million annually (as is expected by the end of 2010), to a predicted two million in 2020 and there's no way alternative-energy vehicles don't account for at least some of the overall gains.