Porsche

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Can Porsche make EVs profitable as well as sexy?

4 January 2018

Porsche hasn't been a sports car company for a long time: SUVs and the Panamera are the reason why this once small firm produces such enormous profits and large numbers of vehicles. Spending is now well underway for the addition of electric models. Might Porsche become the first firm to experience both sales and financial success from high-priced EVs?

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Porsche Panamera - the world's fastest diesel car

13 March 2017

Porsche says its new Panamera 4S is the world’s fastest diesel car. How fast? Top speed is 177mph and with launch control activated, zero to 62mph takes just 4.3 seconds.

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ANALYSIS - The four-cylinder Porsche Cayman S

13 January 2017

Emissions. Reading that word surely makes executives at Volkswagen Group divisions shudder. But sometimes its use is benign: the new 2.5-litre flat-four turbo in the Porsche 718 Cayman S is low on CO2, returns more than 35mpg in the real world and sounds like no other previous Porsche engine.

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ANALYSIS - Porsche Macan GTS

25 November 2016

The F-PACE is now Jaguar’s best seller, a new Audi Q5 will soon be in showrooms and Alfa Romeo has just revealed the Stelvio with claims that it has better handling than Porsche’s smallest SUV. Can the Macan maintain its segment leadership?

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INTERVIEW: Audi's 'Mr RHD' retires

31 July 2014

David Ingrams, who retired from Audi UK's press office today (31 July) played a key role in helping the German automaker's engineers achieve "uncompromised" right hand drive configurations and also oversaw a collection of about 50 classic cars, many of which he helped to launch when new. The man who praised Audi for taking the long-term view has himself served 36 years with the automaker and the connection may not yet be completely severed.

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Q&A with Aha: Analytical data from the Cloud

28 July 2014

The IT industry has made much of the benefits of a Cloud infrastructure, offering better security and less complex networks in the workplace. Infotainment specialist Harman with subsidiary Aha claims its use in the car could be equally effective. It is now offering OEMs and service providers a chance to use the Cloud beyond downloading apps, navigation updates or music. Understanding what features are being used by the end customer, finding software bugs, removing unused features, reducing recalls or targeting specific customers with updates and advertising are just some of the ideas that Harman claims it can offer with its new Aha Cloud Platform Analytics and Updates Service. just-auto spoke to Siegfried Schuler, Director Centre of Competence Aha, about the service and find out what OEMs are most interested in.

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Q&A with PFC Brakes Europe

13 November 2013

PFC Brakes develops and manufactures braking systems for motorsport, high-performance road, commercial vehicle and motorcycles. Matthew Beecham spoke to Peter Babbage, managing director at PFC Brakes Europe to discover how upcoming materials legislation is affecting the design of brake components for the commercial vehicle sector and how it is responding to ensure OEM and aftermarket customers can comply with the forthcoming legislation outlawing certain materials and how the technology could lead to lower running costs.

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Q&A with Prodrive's Brand&: Brand potential

23 October 2013

Prodrive's Brand& helps develop some of the potential in a vehicle manufacturer’s brand and distribution by creating carefully-positioned non-automotive ranges (mainly clothing and lifestyle accessories) and the retailing support that make them successful. To find out more, Matthew Beecham talked with Carl Ball, managing director of Brand& about its expertise and how social media is changing the ways in which dealers and OEMs should engage with their customers and potential customers, making cross-channel communications more cost-effective as long as it is cunningly implemented.

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VW Group China sales up 9.2% in H1

20 July 2018

Volkswagen Group China has announced the first half-year deliveries for 2018: with its two Chinese joint venture partners, SAIC Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen, the Group delivered over 1.99m (1.83m, +9.2%) vehicles to customers in mainland China and Hong Kong, including 80,300 imported vehicles.

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Porsche global sales up 3% in H1 2018

18 July 2018

Porsche says it has hit a record with 130,598 vehicles delivered worldwide in just the first six months of 2018, up 3% on the same period last year. 

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Porsche North America recalls Panamera models

6 July 2018

Porsche Cars North America is issuing a voluntary recall and stop sale until further notice for select 2017 and 2018 model year Panamera models in the US and Puerto Rico. Internal testing showed that there is a possibility that connecting links for the...

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Porsche US sales up 8.3% in June 2018

4 July 2018

Porsche Cars North America, (PCNA), importer and distributor of the Porsche 911, 718 Boxster and Cayman, Panamera, Macan and Cayenne model lines, announced June 2018 retail sales of 4,892 vehicles. This represents year-over-year growth of 8.3%, the sixth...

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Porsche takes stake in Croatian carmaker

21 June 2018

Porsche has said it has taken a stake of 10% in Croatia's technology and electric sports car maker Rimac Automobili and and its subsidiary Greyp Bikes.

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Porsche takes stake in EV sportscar maker

20 June 2018

Porsche AG has taken a 10% stake in Croatian technology and electric sports car company Rimac Automobili.

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UPDATED: Audi CEO arrest prompts VW crisis talks

18 June 2018

Top Volkswagen officials were holding crisis talks to find a temporary chief for premium brand Audi after CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested on Monday (18 June), a source told the Reuters news agency.

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VW Group global sales up 6.1% in May 2018

18 June 2018

The Volkswagen Group’s upward trend continues: at 953,400 units, Group deliveries in May were 6.1% higher than the same month last year. More than 4.5m vehicles have been handed over to customers worldwide since the beginning of the year – an...

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Porsche launches new charging service for EVs

13 June 2018

An innovative charging service for plug-in and electric vehicles: With the “Porsche Charging Service”, the sports car manufacturer is now offering a digital platform to encompass all aspects of the charging process. The service searches for...

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Porsche US sales up 4.2% in May 2018

5 June 2018

Porsche Cars North America, (PCNA), importer and distributor of the Porsche 911, 718 Boxster and Cayman, Panamera, Macan and Cayenne model lines, announced May 2018 sales of 5,005 vehicles. This represents year-over-year growth of 4.2%, the fifth consecutive...

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VW Group global sales surge 10.2% in April 2018

21 May 2018

The Volkswagen Group and its brands continued on their growth path in April. At 927,200 units, deliveries by the Group in April were 10.2% higher than the same month last year. Over 3.6m vehicles have been handed over to customers since the beginning of the...

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Shareholders OK larger Porsche board

16 May 2018

At the annual general meeting of Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE), shareholders approved the enlargement of the supervisory board from six to 10 members by means of an amendment to the articles of association.

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Porsche Q1 profit dips a little

15 May 2018

Porsche SE booked group profit of EUR951m (EUR986m Q1 2017) in the first three months of 2018.

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Porsche Group Q1 2018 profit touches EUR951m

15 May 2018

Porsche, Stuttgart, started the year positively and continues to benefit from the excellent development of its core investment in Volkswagen, Wolfsburg. As Hans Potsch, chairman of the executive board of Porsche, stated in his speech at the annual general...

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US sanctions hit Porsche supervisory board nominee

14 May 2018

Porsche is postponing the appointment of Siegfried Wolf to the supervisory board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE) set for confirmation at the AGM tomorrow (15 May 2018) in Stuttgart.

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Porsche US sales up 0.7% in April 2018

3 May 2018

Porsche Cars North America, importer and distributor of the Porsche 911, 718 Boxster and Cayman, Panamera, Cayenne, and Macan model lines, announced April 2018 sales of 5,570 vehicles. This represents a new all-time one-month retail record for Porsche sales in...

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Porsche GB recruits again from Canada

1 May 2018

Margareta Mahlstedt has been named general manager, marketing at Porsche Cars GB, from 2 July, succeeding Ragnar Schulte, who will transfer to the automaker's base in Stuttgart.

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Porsche boots Mueller from executive board

30 April 2018

Porsche SE said former Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Mueller had "resigned" from his post as executive board member responsible for strategy and corporate development from today (30 April).

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Porsche operating profit inches up

27 April 2018

Porsche booked further rises in vehicle deliveries, revenue and operating profit in the first quarter of 2018.

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VW Group global sales up 5.3% in March 2018

18 April 2018

The Volkswagen Group says it recorded its best ever delivery result for a single month in March.

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German prosecutors eye Porsche staff

18 April 2018

German prosecutors are investigating current and former employees of Porsche, including a management board member, as part of their inquiries into emissions manipulations, Reuters reported.

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VW Group China delivers over 1m units in Q1

18 April 2018

Volkswagen Group China announced deliveries for the first quarter of 2018: together with its two Chinese Joint Ventures, SAIC Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen, the Group delivered over 1.01m (2017: 891,500, +13.4%) vehicles in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, including 43,100 imported vehicles.

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Porsche global sales up 6% Q1 2018

12 April 2018

It’s been a successful start to the year: In the first quarter of 2018, Porsche delivered around 63,500 vehicles worldwide, equivalent to an increase of six percent compared with the previous year. This represents the most successful first quarter in the...

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HBPO breaks ground for new plant in Germany

5 April 2018

HBPO, which develops, designs, assembles and delivers complex front-end modules, has broken ground for its new plant in Vaihingen/Enz ahead of a production start in autumn 2018.

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Porsche invests in Israeli start-up Anagog

5 April 2018

Porsche Digital GmbH has purchased a minority stake in Israeli startup Anagog, thus strategically expanding its digital innovation portfolio. Founded in 2010, the Tel Aviv-based startup currently has around 30 employees and specialises in developing artificial...

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Porsche US sales surge 6.2% in March 2018

4 April 2018

Porsche Cars North America (PCNA), importer and distributor of the Porsche 911, 718 Boxster and Cayman, Panamera, Cayenne, and Macan model lines, announced March 2018 sales of 4,756 vehicles. This represents a new all-time high for March and year-over-year...

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Porsche develops 'Mission E Augmented Reality' app

20 March 2018

As part of a collaboration with Google, Porsche has developed an augmented reality app which shows the new Porsche Mission E.

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Porsche achieves record 2017 results

19 March 2018

Porsche said it set new records for deliveries, revenue and operating results in full year 2017 financial year, after delivering 246,375 vehicles (up 4% year on year).

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VW Group global sales up 7.2% in February 2018

19 March 2018

In the first two months of 2018, the Volkswagen Group delivered more than 1.6m vehicles to its customers throughout the world. In the month of February, the Group handed over 737,700 new vehicles to customers. "At the beginning of the year, the Volkswagen...

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Porsche revenue up 5% to EUR23.5bn in 2017

19 March 2018

Porsche set new records for deliveries, revenue and operating results in the 2017 financial year, delivering a total of 246,375 vehicles (+4%) and increasing its revenue by five per cent – to EUR23.5bn (US$28.8bn). Its operating profit rose by seven per...