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People

# Christian von Koenigsegg

Founder and CEO of Koenigsegg Automotive

| Label | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Born | 1972 |
| Nationality | Swedish |

Burnout132, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Founder and CEO of Koenigsegg Automotive, credited in the register for the CC850, CCXR Trevita, Gemera and Jesko.

Christian von Koenigsegg founded Koenigsegg Automotive on 12 August 1994, aged 22. The company records the public drive of its CC prototype at Anderstorp in 1996.

Koenigsegg identifies von Koenigsegg as its founder and CEO in its CC850 material. The register credits him on the CC850, CCXR Trevita, Gemera and Jesko programmes.

### In-house drivetrains

Koenigsegg identifies its Direct Drive transmission as an invention of Christian von Koenigsegg, developed with the company's Advanced Engineering team.

The house

[![Koenigsegg](https://hiconium.dev/images/marques/full/koenigsegg.svg)](https://hiconium.dev/manufacturers/koenigsegg)

Credited through Koenigsegg Automotive, Koenigsegg.

In the register

## 6 files carry this name

- [Koenigsegg CC850 Founder and CEO · Koenigsegg Automotive 2022– €3.2M 2022– €3.2M Rating 89.0](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/koenigsegg/cc850)
- [Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita Founder and CEO · Koenigsegg Automotive 2009–2011 €5M 2009–2011 €5M Rating 95.0](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/koenigsegg/ccxr-trevita)
- [Koenigsegg Gemera Founder and CEO · Koenigsegg 2020– €2.9M 2020– €2.9M Rating 88.0](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/koenigsegg/gemera)
- [Koenigsegg Jesko Founder and CEO · Koenigsegg 2020– €3.5M 2020– €3.5M Rating 92.0](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/koenigsegg/jesko)
- [Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut Founder and CEO · Koenigsegg 2020– €3.8M 2020– €3.8M Rating 93.0](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/koenigsegg/jesko-absolut)
- [Koenigsegg Regera Founder and programme lead · Koenigsegg Automotive 2016–2022 €2.8M 2016–2022 €2.8M Rating 90.0](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/koenigsegg/regera)

The files above are the register's own record of this name. [The people index](https://hiconium.dev/people) holds everyone the register credits.

In their words

> “The CC850 is an homage to the single most meaningful car in Koenigsegg history.”

Christian von Koenigsegg · Koenigsegg CC850 press release, 2022

Sources

- [koenigsegg.com](https://www.koenigsegg.com/index.php/history)
- [koenigsegg.com](https://www.koenigsegg.com/model/cc850)
- [koenigsegg.com](https://www.koenigsegg.com/index.php/koenigsegg-direct-drive)
- [mb.cision.com](https://mb.cision.com/Public/18511/3617091/af788f1cc15419e1.pdf)
- [koenigsegg-cdn-g7eehhd6f0ewcaff.z02.azurefd.net](https://koenigsegg-cdn-g7eehhd6f0ewcaff.z02.azurefd.net/drupal/2025-08/Annual%20Report%202024_unofficial%20translation%20ENG.pdf)