Koenigsegg announces expansion plans

More space, more staff and more cars coming as Koenigsegg ramps up

By Matt Bird / Friday, 4 February 2022 / Loading comments

Koenigsegg doesn't really do minor announcements. Typically it's something like doing 288mph in Nevada, or revealing a 600hp three-cylinder 2.0-litre engine (without cams), or explaining how a Jesko gearbox will change gear in 20 milliseconds. You don't really hear from Angelholm unless it's something big. And what is true for its car plans is also true for its wider ambitions.

Koenigsegg has today announced a 'next-level' expansion, with more than 30,000 square metres of new buildings planned - including a new factory for the Gemera, an experience centre, a customer lounge, offices, event space and maybe even a track. The latter probably handy with a range of 250mph megacars.

Of course the existing 'Valhall Park' Koenigsegg HQ is already on an old air force base - home of the F10 Air Force Ghost Squadron, no less - and is therefore blessed with plenty of space to grow into. So much so, in fact, that the Gemera assembly extension is being tacked onto the existing office building. They were once hangars turned production spaces, after all. Apparently the new factory is going to look like old Swedish factories, which used an 'accordian-like layout' to maximise space and daylight. Koenigsegg is promising and 'ultra-modern space', including a real-time, life-size configurator for the Gemera, which sounds pretty cool.

The factory extension is just the start, too, as the firm continues with its in-house approach to just about everything. As almost every bit of a Koenigsegg is bespoke, it makes sense to have access to everything that's required - design, production, R&D, engineering - all in one place. Solar panels will be on top of as many buildings as possible as Koenigsegg plots a path to carbon neutrality.

Naturally an increase in production capacity is going to require an increase in staff, so Koenigsegg is planning to recruit another 100 engineers and 150 production staff by the end of next year. They'll be given a swanky new work environment, too, including 'manicured and interactive' green spaces, outdoor gyms, decking to eat your lunch alfresco and even tree pods 'for outdoor meetings in the warmer months'. Which sounds rather better than back-to-back Zooms in your underwear.

Koenigsegg has never really been one for convention and following the crowd, so it'll be interesting to see how these expansion ideas develop. Christian von Koenigsegg said of the plan: "Our expansion is a mark of our past and future relevance where we are geared towards delivering bleeding-edge mobility tech and our handcrafted ultimate performance automobiles."