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, Volkswagen Group of America,

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VinFast VinFast Auto Ltd. is a Vietnamese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive company founded by Vingroup, one of the largest private conglomerates in Vietnam that was founded by Pham Nhat Vuong. Established in 20 ...

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Polestar Polestar is a Swedish automotive manufacturer that produces electric cars. Principally owned by Li Shufu's PSD Investment, Geely Holding and Volvo Cars, the company is headquartered in Torslanda, outside Gothenburg, Sweden. With an "asset-ligh ...

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since October of 2024. He previously worked as financial controller for Jungheinrich, CFO at

Mitsubishi Motors is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

, CFO at

, CEO at

and then

Early life and education

Lohscheller graduated from

Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences (German: Hochschule Osnabrück, formerly ''Fachhochschule Osnabrück'') is a university of applied science in Lower Saxony, whose administrative centre is in Osnabrück. It has existed in its current form ...

(Germany) and the

(Spain) in 1992. During his working years, Michael Lohscheller completed a Master’s Program in European Marketing Management and obtained his M.A. at

in 1996.

Working

Lohscheller began his career in 1992, working as a controller at Jungheinrich AG., then at DaimlerChrysler.GM's Opel names new finance chief, R&D head
"''Opel said incoming CFO Lohscheller gathered key experience managing finance, IT, purchasing and logistics over the past 20 years, working at companies including Mitsubishi Motors Europe 7211.T, Daimler DAIGn.DE and forklift truck maker Jungheinrich JUNG_p.DE''" Christiaan Hetzner,

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JULY 18, 2012 In 2001, he transferred to Mitsubishi Motors and rose to be CFO. In 2004, he started as director of group marketing and sales control at Volkswagen AG. After four years, he assumed the position of CFO of Volkswagen Group USA. In 2012 Lohscheller moved to Adam Opel AG, where he became a board member. In June 2017, he was promoted to chief executive officer of the car manufacturer, now transformed into Opel Automobile GmbH, succeeding Karl-Thomas Neumann. Mid-July 2021 he announced his departure from Opel to pursue a career outside the Stellantis group. His immediate successor at Opel was Uwe Hochgeschurtz, previously the head of Renault Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In 2019, he received the Award Eurostar 2019 Magazine Automobile Automotive News Europe, Awards MANBEST 2019 was selected by the Jury of the Organization AUTOBEST and League Manager of the Year 2019 Magazine Autozeitung. In July 2021, Vietnam's

Vingroup Vingroup JSC () is a Vietnamese conglomerate headquartered in Long Bien district, Hanoi. Vingroup is one of the largest conglomerates of Vietnam, focusing on technology, industry, real estate development, retail and services from healthcare to ...

announced that Lohscheller would become the chief executive officer of the

Vinfast VinFast Auto Ltd. is a Vietnamese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive company founded by Vingroup, one of the largest private conglomerates in Vietnam that was founded by Pham Nhat Vuong. Established in 20 ...

car brand and be responsible for marketing the brand globally.Michael Lohscheller appointed new CEO of VinFast Global
VF July 27th, 2021 In late December he stepped down from his position. In February 2022, Lohscheller was appointed President of

Nikola Motor Nikola Corporation (formerly known as Nikola Motor Company) is an American manufacturer of heavy-duty commercial battery-electric vehicles, fuel-cell electric vehicles, and energy solutions. It presented several concept vehicles from 2016 to ...

. In August 2023 it was announced that he would be stepping down due to a family health matter. On August 28, 2024,

announced the appointment of Michael Lohscheller as CEO, effective October 1, 2024, succeeding Thomas Ingenlath. Lohscheller, with a background in leading automotive companies such as Opel, VinFast, and Nikola, is set to guide Polestar through its next growth phase as the company aims to expand its global presence in the premium electric vehicle market.

Personal life

Lohscheller had two children and is interested in

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running.„Große SUV kommen aus der Mode“
VON GEORG MECK faz.net 25.05.2019

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Early life and education

Working

Personal life

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