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Porsche hopes to match last year's 2.4 billion euro profit in 2013

March 15, 2013 11:34 CET
Porsche is aiming to match last year's profit in 2013, the company said on Friday. In 2012 Porsche posted an operating profit of 2.44 billion euros ($3.17 billion). Porsche said net debt dropped to 1.87 billion euros at the end of December from 2.58 billion at the end of 2011.... Read More »

 

Boxster S, Mercedes-Benz GL win Autoweek honors

2:40 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 11, 2012
The Porsche Boxster S and the Mercedes-Benz GL have been chosen as Autoweek's Best of the Best Car and Truck of the year for 2013.... Read More »

 

2012 PARIS AUTO SHOW

2014 Jaguar F-Type avoids retro design temptation

3:02 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 26, 2012
The 2014 Jaguar F-Type sports car has finally been officially unveiled to the public. Jaguar designer Ian Callum, charged with creating a successor to the hallowed E-type, has penned an unmistakably British roadster that channels elements of the E without succumbing to the temptation to create an actual retro design. Jaguar executives remain mum on pricing for the moment, but it's clear they're determined to offer potential Porsche Boxster buyers a compelling alternative.... Read More »

 

VW starts Porsche Boxster production in former Karmann plant

Sept. 20, 2012 11:30 CET
Volkswagen has started production of the Porsche Boxster sports car at the former factory of the coachbuilder Karmann. VW is integrating Karmann's plant in Osnabrueck, northern Germany, into its production operations. It bought the manufacturing assets of Karmann, best known for building the VW Beetle-based coupe dubbed the Karmann Ghia, after the coachbuilder went bankrupt in 2009.... Read More »

 

Porsche profit jumps on 911 demand as VW purchase nears

July 27, 2012 11:49 CET
Porsche said first-half profit jumped 21 percent on demand for the new-generation 911. Operating profit rose to 1.26 billion euros from 1.05 billion euros a year earlier. Porsche posted a profit margin of 18.7 percent in the first half, beating VW Group's 6.8 percent return on sales.... Read More »

 

Porsche plots eighth and ninth model lines to follow Macan SUV

July 18, 2012 06:01 CET
Porsche is deciding whether to add a second supercar and a BMW 5-series rivaling sedan to create an eighth and ninth model line.... Read More »

 

2012 ANE CONGRESS

Porsche has no plans to introduce a model below the Boxster, sales chief says

June 21, 2012 11:50 CET
Porsche has no plans to sell a car costing less than the Boxster, according to the automaker's head of sales and marketing. Bernhard Maier told the Automotive News Europe Congress in Monte Carlo today that the roadster, and later the Macan small SUV, would remain the sports car maker's entry models.... Read More »

 

Porsche: No plans for model priced below Boxster

5:50 am U.S. ET | June 21, 2012
Porsche has no plans to sell a car costing less than the Boxster, according to the automaker's head of sales and marketing. Bernhard Maier told the Automotive News Europe Congress in Monaco today that the roadster, and later the Macan small SUV, would remain the sports car maker's entry models.... Read More »