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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 ...