Xiaomi poaches Tesla’s delivery operations manager in Europe ahead of 2027 launch

Published: Apr 6nd 2026 12:54am on Electrek

Xiaomi has hired Dieter Lorenz, Tesla’s Senior Manager of Delivery Operations for Central Europe, as its new Head of Delivery & Logistics Europe. The move signals that Xiaomi is aggressively building an operations infrastructure on the ground in Europe well ahead of its confirmed 2027 market entry.

Lorenz isn’t the only Tesla operations employee making the jump, either. At least one other former Tesla operations staffer in Europe has also landed at Xiaomi, suggesting a deliberate recruitment push targeting Tesla’s European logistics expertise.

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