Earlier this week Porsche passed an important milestone for its electric sedan, building the 100,000th example of the wonderful Taycan. Despite the last three years of production having been plagued with a literal plague, supply chain shortages, war in Ukraine, and a cargo ship full of cars sinking in the Atlantic, Porsche has still managed to pump …
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Porsche reopens production at former Karmann Osnabrück facility to keep up with demand
Basically since the beginning of Porsche production, it has been running overflow excess capacity through the facility in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony which was at one point a Karmann-owned plant. Certain models of 356 were produced there, including the uniquely styled notchback coupe. Many 911 and 912 coupes were produced there between 1966 and 1971, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche may pause all production due to supply chain issues caused by war in Ukraine
Last week Porsche confirmed that the vehicles produced on its Leipzig assembly line, namely the Macan and Panamera, would be paused due to a lack of wire harnesses. The supplier for Porsche's wire harnesses is located in the Ukraine, and if you've been paying attention to the news you know that things aren't going to plan in that part of the world …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Is Going Back To Work
Starting next Monday May 4th, Porsche is back to building sports cars again. It says that it will be taking all of the required measures to maintain worker safety and will only be restarting production on a site and task specific necessary basis. Production will be slowly ramped up to full capacity over several stages. For now the main factory in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Is Doing The Right Thing
The true depth of the damage done by the COVID-19 virus will not make itself known for months. As it spreads around the world, every single industry, government, and person must deal with the fallout in whatever way we can. The first thing anyone can do is to isolate in their homes and keep contact with other humans at a bare minimum. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Plans Huge Addition To Leipzig Plant Ahead Of Next-Gen Macan
Porsche has expanded their Leipzig plant four times already to make room for additional production, and are set to break ground on a fifth expansion since the factory was opened in 2002. The Saxony-based Porsche Werks was built to facilitate the production of Porsche's Cayenne, and the limited Carrera GT. When Porsche announced the Panamera, they …
Continue to the full articleAll New Porsche Orders Halted In the UK & EU, Some Cars May Need To Be Scrapped
According to a story we read, Porsche's production lines for all models destined for the UK and Europe will temporarily close in order to retool in preparation for new Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure emissions and fuel economy test standards set to come into effect in September. The UN Economic Commission for Europe determined …
Continue to the full articleWill Porsche Worker Walkout Cause Delivery Delays?
According to a recent report from Motor1, "The factory that produces the Boxster and the 911 will be subject to strike action this week," as Germany labor unions are demanding a pay increase for all workers, in addition to a shorter work week. The IG Metall labour union is imploring its members to halt production lines and lay down tools for one …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Mission E Gets The Green Light For Production
Less than 3-months after its introduction at IAAA Frankfurt, the Porsche Mission E concept has been given the green light for production. That means the first 100% electrically powered Porsche is on its way to the market and should be here by the end of the decade! No word yet on how close the production car will resemble the concept, but if …
Continue to the full articleThe 600,000th Porsche Cayenne Just Rolled Off The Assembly Line
North American sales of the now iconic Porsche Cayenne began in 2003. Since then, the Cayenne has hit production milestone after production mileston. Now, models from the Cayenne line-up make up more than one-third of Porsche's entire vehicle delivery count through the first 9 months of 2014. Late last week, Porsche announced yet another …
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