The Florence Chambers’ 2024 Annual Membership Luncheon was held Wednesday, Sept. 25. The keynote speaker was Dr. Robert Engelhorn, president and CEO of BMW Manufacturing, LLC. in Spartanburg.

Engelhorn joined the BMW Group in 2011 and occupied various positions at plants in Germany and later moved to the BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) joint venture in China, where he led the Technology and Production division for the Dadong and Tiexi plants. In 2018, Engelhorn took over as director for BMW Group Plant Munich, where he prepared the plant for production of the all-electric BMW i4. In 2021, Engelhorn became President and CEO of BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg.

Since 1992, the BMW Group has invested more than $13.3 billion in its South Carolina operations. As part of a multi-year partnership, BMW and AESC in Florence will supply technology-leading battery cells to be used in the next generation electric vehicle models produced at Plant Spartanburg.