Volkswagen Group is firing on all cylinders. VW CEO Martin Winterkorn remains determined to pass General Motors and Toyota to become the world’s largest automaker by 2018. This rise to the top could even happen this year, if you believe forecasts from market researchers such as IHS Automotive.
In Europe, the German group currently owns more than a fifth of the market – with a share of 23.2 percent, which is more than PSA/Peugeot-Citroen (12.6 percent) and Renault (9.4 percent) combined. Continue reading ‘VW CEO Winterkorn faces 4 tough tests’
Published August 15, 2011 in Porsche. With effect from October 2011, Jorg Kerner will be heading up the power train development division for Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart at the Weissach Development Centre. The 41-year-old succeeds Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neusser, who at the same time takes charge of power train development at the Volkswagen brand. Continue reading ‘Audi exec Jorg Kerner heads to Porsche’
Published July 25, 2011 in Porsche. 
Historic Gallery after the jump!WCF is reporting that Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller has told German newspaper Handelsblatt that they are indeed looking at reviving the 550 Spyder. The classic open-top 2-seater Porsche and would replace the current Boxster and be less expensive. Continue reading ‘Confirmed: Porsche 550 Spyder in the works’
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is girding itself for tomorrow’s challenges with a forward-looking quality strategy. The growth in vehicle production, an increasingly diverse model range and technical complexity, innovative drive concepts and discerning customers’ individual expectations of premium sports cars require the continuous development of all quality criteria. That is the goal of the international quality conference for which 150 experts from the sports car manufacturer’s development, production, purchasing and worldwide sales areas are meeting at Porsche’s ultramodern Leipzig plant. Continue reading ‘Porsche sets new quality standards’
Porsche returns to Le Mans with a works-run LMP1 sports prototype. The first outing of the completely new developed race car is planned for the year 2014. With 16 overall victories, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in Le Mans. The most recent win was in 1998 with the Porsche 911 GT1. Continue reading ‘Porsche returns to Le Mans in 2014′
