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Volkswagen Group 2024 Results Drop Significantly
Volkswagen Group said today that 2024 operating result declined significantly to €3.9 billion, mainly due to restructuring expenses related to the site in Brussels and residual value effects, as well as intense competition and the current model offensive. The operating Margin was a scant 6.0%. Continue reading
Porsche 2024 Annual Meeting Sweep. Dividend Doubled
“In 2023, Porsche impressed while realizing all its ambitious forecasts. Our financial position is robust and, even in uncertain times, we remain highly profitable. For Porsche, 2024 is a year of new product launches, with the biggest model launch program in the company’s history. In the past months we have launched new models for five model series. We are thereby laying the foundations today for our profits tomorrow – and for future dividends,” said Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board. Continue reading
New Porsche 911 Carrera, GTS Carrera Hybrids Debut
Porsche is offering the new 911 Carrera as a coupé at a starting price of €128,700 including VAT and country-specific equipment. Prices for the 911 Carrera GTS Coupé start at €170,600. The price of the optional aero kit package for the 911 Carrera GTS is €2713.20, including VAT and country-specific equipment. Deliveries in Germany will begin in late summer for the 911 Carrera, and in late 2024 for the 911 Carrera GTS. Continue reading
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Porsche 2023 H1 Sales and Profit Increase
Porsche AG said today in Stuttgart that during the first half-year of 2023 Group sales revenue as well as Group operating profit increased. Sales revenues rose by 14% to €20.43 billion. Operating profit rose by 10.7% to €3.85. The Group operating return on sales ended the first half-year at 18.9% in the upper range of the previous guidance of 17%-19%. However, automotive net cash flow declined to €2.22 billion (previous year: €2.39 billion) attributed to extensive investment in products and innovations. Continue reading
Porsche 2030 – More Than 80% All-Electric New Vehicles
“We continue to hope for a cessation of hostilities and a return to diplomacy. The safety and integrity of the people are paramount. To help people in need in Ukraine, Porsche AG has donated a total of €1 million. Experts are continuously determining the degree of impact on Porsche’s business activities in a task force. The supply chains for Porsche plants have been affected, which means that on-schedule production is no longer possible in some cases.” Continue reading
Porsche Expanding R&D in China
“Having a permanent home for this work in China will bring obvious benefits, particularly when it comes to reflecting and predicting our customer’s needs in China, a nation that has truly welcomed Porsche and has taken our cars to heart to the extent that it’s been our biggest sales market,” said Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board at Porsche. Continue reading
How Many Doors does a Coupe Have?
“The (fill in the blank) includes all the technical highlights of the current Cayenne, but has an even more dynamic design and new technical details that position it as more progressive, athletic, and emotional,” claims Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG and a man with a mechanical engineering degree from Braunschweig University who has worked in enough body shops to know better. (eins, zwei, drei, vier, funf) Continue reading
Porsche Posts €5.6B Profit in 2024
“We have renewed five out of six model lines and extensively refreshed our product portfolio. This has laid the foundation for our success in the coming years, with the clear goal of exciting our customers with our iconic sports cars,” said CEO Dr Oliver Blume. “In view of the changed circumstances, we have adjusted our product strategy in all segments. And we further developed our proven and successful Porsche strategy over the course of last year to make the company even more flexible, robust and high-performing,” said Blume. Continue reading →