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Ex-Tesla Exec to Head VW’s EV Operations in N. America
Volkswagen of America Inc. has hired Matthew Renna as vice president in charge of the company’s G4 electrified vehicle team in North America, effective April 16.
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Renna most recently worked for Tesla Inc. as the program manager for the company’s Model S and Model X electric vehicles. He succeeds Burkhard Huhnke, who left VW in January and now is vice president of automotive strategy for Synopsys Inc., a Silicon Valley-based developer of chips and services for Internet of Things products.
VW America’s G4 team is responsible for the company’s e-mobility efforts in the region. This includes the e-Golf all-electric vehicle and the company’s new Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB) platform. Renna will be responsible for content, costs, financial results, timing, quality, launch and risk management throughout a vehicle’s lifecycle.
Prior to joining Tesla in 2013, Renna was a development engineer for Honda Motor Co. in the U.S. He started his career in 2006 as an engineering intern for Porsche Motorsports in California. Renna has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical and materials engineering from the University of California-Irvine.
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