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Porsche Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen Plant to be Reconstructed

Posted on 16 November 2023 by Ken Zino

“60 years of the Porsche 911 and 75 years of Porsche sports cars, the double anniversary marks a special year for Porsche. The reconstruction measures and extensions to sports car production at our main plant are an important milestone for the Zuffenhausen site,” said Albrecht Reimold, Member of the Executive Board for Production and Logistics at Porsche AG. “The conversion measures will enable increased efficiency, the highest quality standards, and mixed production of combustion-engine and electric sports cars. This will see us start a new chapter in sports car production in terms of the smart factory.” Continue reading →

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Porsche Sales Drop -5% at 146K Through Q2 of 2022

Posted on 15 July 2022 by Ken Zino

“We and our dealers have successfully navigated a first half-year shaped by external factors and uncertainties,” said Detlev von Platen, Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Porsche AG. “In addition to the difficulties posed by the resurgence of the COVID pandemic in China and other markets, ongoing supply-chain- and logistics-related challenges have accompanied us. At the same time, the desirability of our brand and popularity of our products remains strong. We expect the second half-year to be dynamic.” Continue reading →

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Milestones: Ten Years of Porsche Leipzig SUV and Sedan Plant

Posted on 7 May 2012 by Ken Zino

Porsche has marked the tenth anniversary of what was at the time a controversial expansion into the truck market. However, the Porsche factory opened in Leipzig during 2002 to build the Cayenne SUV has proved to be a successful investment that has since grown to produce another controversial – but just as profitable vehicle, the Panamera sedan. Continue reading →

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Porsche Sales Double in April Led by Cayenne SUV

Posted on 17 May 2011 by Ken Zino

In terms of total vehicle sales Porsche now looks like a traditional automaker rather than a sports car specialty house. Continue reading →

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Porsche Posts 13% Sales Increase in Q1, €496 million Profit

Posted on 27 April 2011 by Ken Zino

Porsche AG in Stuttgart said today that during the first three months of the 2011 financial year sales were up 13% to 23,442 vehicles compared to the year before. As a result, the German luxury vehicle maker said that Q1 … Continue reading →

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Porsche Cajun SUV to be Built alongside Larger Cayenne in Leipzig, Eastern Germany. Huge Plant Expansion Planned

Posted on 16 March 2011 by Ken Zino

Thus the fifth model in the Porsche line is scheduled to appear at the renowned sport car maker that ironically now sells more sedans and trucks than 911 and Boxster models. Cajun will be the least expensive Porsche when it appears. Continue reading →

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