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    Porsche Engineering teams up with Tongji University

    2014-07-14T10:26:35Z

    China – The agreement between the two organisations, which was signed in Shanghai, will result in “extensive” co-operation in research, engineering and education. The partnership will mirror that between the Porsche Engineering subsidiary in Prague and the Czech Technical University, with joint activities in the fields of aerodynamics, thermodynamics, test ...

  • Oliver Blume
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    Interview with Oliver Blume, Porsche

    2014-04-24T14:01:00Z

    The premium OEM’s global head of Production and Logistics talks about its recent expansion in Leipzig for the addition of the new Macan SUV.

  • Matthias Muller, Porsche
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    Müller’s extra five years at Porsche

    2014-02-28T15:52:26Z

    Germany – The supervisory board has extended Matthias Müller’s tenure as chairman of the executive board and chairman of strategy and corporate development.Müller’s new terms of office will begin on January 1, 2015.www.porsche.com

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    Porsche opens expanded Leipzig plant

    2014-02-11T10:13:12Z

    Germany – Following two years of work, the facility now includes a bodyshop and a modern paintshop in addition to final assembly in order to accommodate production of the new Macan. Porsche’s Leipzig plant, which was designed to meet strict environmental standards, has been assembling the Cayenne and Panamera models ...

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    Porsche completes Leipzig paintshop for Macan production

    2013-11-01T16:14:32Z

    Completing the paintshop marks the latest step in preparations for the production of the Macan, due to begin in December. Siegfried Bülow, chairman of the executive board, Porsche Leipzig, said the project is on schedule and that the company is “very keen to see the first car roll off the ...

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    Porsche hits half-million mark at Leipzig

    2013-09-01T12:37:59Z

    Germany – The 500,000th Cayenne has rolled off the assembly line at Porsche’s Leipzig plant. “We started with around 70 units a day. Today we produce five times as much, owing to the high market demand.In the past year alone, over 83,000 Cayenne vehicles for customers in more than 125 ...

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    Blume heads the production and logistics at Porsche

    2012-11-01T09:41:54Z

    Germany – Porsche has appointed Dr Oliver Blume to its executive board as successor to Wolfgang Leimgruber. Blume will head the production and logistics section as of January 1, 2013.Blume, who began his career as a trainee at Audi 18 years ago, headed the body construction of the Audi A3 ...

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    Porsche prepares to launch the Macan from Leipzig

    2012-07-01T14:20:46Z

    Modular assemblyWorking communityQuality managementDomestic product for a global market Continuous improvement processAs Porsche prepares to launch its new Macan model Nick Holt visits the Leipzig facility to find out more about the current production set up and plans for the future.The founder of Porsche once said that he couldn’t find ...

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    Porsche review over salary, bonuses and company's financial status

    2008-05-01T10:16:40Z

    Stuttgart, Germany – The German weekly Automobilwoche reports that Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking earned about £60m last year, six times the reported salary of Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, and excluding bonuses totalling £70m.Six Porsche executives are said to have shared total 2007 bonuses of £113m, prompting criticism from German Chancellor ...