Discussion - Porsche Cuts Sportscar Production

Description: Having practically subsumed the majority shares in the Volkswagen Group, there's little question that Porsche is an extremely profitable automaker. But while sportscars may be what put the compan...

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Rocky Rocker Nov 15, 2012
VW owns Porsche.

Thibault Leroy Nov 15, 2012
To say it simply VW owns Porsche

Dillon Dixon Nov 15, 2012
Porsche attempted to buy most if VW, but in doing so they went bankrupt. So VW bought some of the company. Just recently, VW bought the rest if the shares to Porsche. I'm pretty sure that's what happened, anyway.

JB Kolod Nov 15, 2012
@John no that isn't the case actually, the reason production is dipping is because they ramped it up for the launch of the new 911 and now that the initial demand has passed they can settle back down to a usual production scheduke

Dylan Bruder Nov 15, 2012
I believe vw is the majority owner now if memory leads me correctly

Stephen Tyler Learn Nov 15, 2012
So does vw own Porsche or is it the other way around or are they partners. I'm not sure how it all turned out I know there was a huge legal debacle a few years ago but I'm not sure if or how it was resolved

John Atnip Nov 15, 2012
So, in other words, the sports car side of Porsche is about to raise the prices even more. Great...

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Description: Porsche had added weekend shifts at the Zuffenhausen plant in September to keep up with projected demand for the new 911, but is now dropping those eight extra shifts due to what industry insiders pro...

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Description: Whether the introduction of the new Cayman at the LA Auto Show later this month will have any effect on the adaptable production cycle at Zuffenhausen, however, remains to be seen. The small run of 91...

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