It should come as no surprise to people who have been following this saga for the last several years, but the Porsche and Piech families want to exert more control over their holdings of the Volkswagen group. Porsche SE owns most of the voting rights within the Volkswagen Group, and the Porsche and Piech families in turn own most of the voting …
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Porsche CEO Oliver Blume takes over as head of Volkswagen Group
It seems like it was just yesterday that Oliver Blume was appointed the head of our favorite sports car brand, but wouldn't you know it, that announcement was made all the way back in September of 2015! Blume first came on to our radar back in 2013 when he was appointed to Porsche's executive board as the man responsible for the company's …
Continue to the full articleNew Generation Batteries Inbound by 2020 and Taycan Interest Swells
The future is electric, and Porsche is embracing the change. Per CEO Oliver Blume; "Electromobility means a high level of efficiency and outstanding performance, making it a fantastic fit for Porsche." The models Porsche currently produces reflect this. With hybrid models in three segments, the brand is leading the market in hybrid systems …
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“For Porsche, economic success and social responsibility are inextricably linked”, says Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG. This is clearly evidenced in the brand's push towards hybridization and electrification in its product line. Porsche's latest effort, the Ferry Porsche Foundation, is intended to support projects in …
Continue to the full articleIs There A Self Driving Porsche On The Way?
A report last February in Reuters quoted Porsche CEO Oliver Blume as saying that Porsche had no plans to build a self-driving car. Now, comes word that Porsche just hired away from Garnter one of the world's foremost experts on Vehicle Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Smart Mobility, Thilo Koslowski. Koslowski's new role at …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 2015 Fiscal Results and 2016 Insights
Late last week Porsche released final sales and profit numbers for 2015 along with preliminary guidance for 2016. If you've been following along here on FLATSIXES.com, you already know that Porsche more than reached their goal of 200,000 cars sold in a year and did so 3-years earlier than planned. In conjunction with their record sales volume of …
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