He joined Canoo in 2017 as Chief Design Officer and Co-Founder.
In 2016, Kim was the subject of controversy after he claimed design authorship over his home without crediting the building's architect.
He then worked at GM Hollywood and VW/Audi group Santa Monica and subsequently left in 2015 to join start-up car company Faraday Future which he left in December 2017.
[5] He worked at Faraday Future as VP of Design, Branding, UIUX, and Experiential.
Prior to working at BMW he spent time with Nissan Design Europe and VW Group in Simi Valley and Barcelona.