Porsche unveils ‘green’ supercar for petrol-headsMarch 2nd, 2010
The 918 Spyder prototype is the German carmaker’s offering to the growing market for hybrid cars that combine an internal combustion engine with electric propulsion, dramatically slashing the amount of greenhouse gasses the car emits. Even More Efficient, More Sporting and for the First Time with Hybrid DriveFebruary 25th, 2010World Debut in Geneva: The New Porsche Cayenne Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is presenting the brand-new generation of the Cayenne Sports Utility at the Geneva Motor Show in early March. The absolute highlight of this new generation is the world debut of the Cayenne S Hybrid with its technically highly sophisticated parallel full hybrid drive and fuel consumption in the New European Driving Cycle of just 8.2 litres/100 kilometres (equal to 34.4 mpg imp), which means CO2 emissions of just 193 g/km. The Cayenne S Hybrid therefore combines the performance of an eight-cylinder with the economy of a six-cylinder running on much less fuel. 911 GT3 R Hybrid Celebrates World Debut in GenevaFebruary 11th, 2010Porsche Intelligent Performance makes Racing Cars even More Efficient Stuttgart. Exactly 110 years after Ferdinand Porsche developed the world’s first car with hybrid drive, the Lohner Porsche Semper Vivus, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is once again taking up this visionary drive concept in production-based GT racing: During the Geneva Motor Show, a Porsche 911 GT3 R with innovative hybrid drive is making its debut, opening up a new chapter in the history of Porsche with more than 20,000 wins in 45 years scored by the extremely successful Porsche 911 in racing trim. 2010 LeMans: Entry List UnveiledFebruary 4th, 2010Chicago, IL As part of its annual press conference at Le Mans on Thursday, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest unveiled the 55 entries and 10 reserves for this year’s twice-around-the-clock June classic. Led by a continued strong factory contingent of manufacturers with Peugeot, Audi and Aston Martin in the premier LMP1 ranks, three automakers – BMW, Jaguar and Ford – make their return to Circuit de La Sarthe in the production-based categories. Peugeot and Audi will again square off with three cars each in the twice-around-the-clock French marathon. 2010 – 24 Hours of Daytona, Porsche Wins overallJanuary 31st, 201024 Hours of Daytona, USA Porsche wins long distance classic in Florida Stuttgart. The Daytona 24 hour race concluded with a victory for Porsche. After Brumos Racing won the event last year with a Porsche 911-powered prototype, this time victory went to a Riley fitted with an independently-developed V8 engine based on the Porsche Cayenne. Sharing the cockpit of the winning car were Joao Barbosa (Portugal), Terry Borcheller (USA), Ryan Dalziel (USA) and Mike Rockenfeller (Switzerland). For Porsche, this marked the 22nd success at the long distance classic in Florida. “That was a thrilling and tough race from start to finish,” said Hartmut Kristen, Head of Porsche Motorsport. “After last year’s great result, the Porsche teams were again very successful.” Changes to the supervisory board of Porsche SEJanuary 29th, 2010His Excellency Sheikh Jassim Bin Abdulaziz Bin Jassim Al-Thani elected Stuttgart. On Friday, the annual general meeting of Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart elected His Excellency Sheikh Jassim Bin Abdulaziz Bin Jassim Al-Thani (31) as a representative of Qatar Holding LLC, Doha, onto the supervisory board of the company. He replaces the former member of the supervisory board, Mr. Hans-Peter Porsche (69), who retired from office effective the end of the annual general meeting. Sheikh Jassim Bin Abdulaziz Bin Jassim Al-Thani has been appointed for the remaining four-year period of Hans-Peter Porsche’s appointment. Qatar Holding LLC through its fully owned subsidiary Qatar Holding Germany GmbH, Frankfurt, holds ten percent of the ordinary shares of Porsche SE. Porsche to increase sales with the PanameraDecember 18th, 2009Automobile manufacturer presents interim report Stuttgart. Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart, today published its interim report, which reports particularly on the first three months of the 2009/10 fiscal year (1 August 2009 to 31 October 2009). The report, which covers the business of both Porsche and Volkswagen in the reporting period, is not comparable with the corresponding report of the prior year. The reason is the increase in Porsche SE’s share of voting rights in Volkswagen AG, effected on 5 January 2009, to over 50 percent and the ensuing full consolidation of Volkswagen. As a result, consolidated revenue for the three-month reporting period amounts to 26.8 billion euro, of which 1.1 billion euro is attributable to Porsche. This is a 30.5 percent fall in the revenue recorded by the Stuttgart-based automobile manufacturer compared to the prior-year period. Porsche to align fiscal year with the calendar yearDecember 16th, 2009Supervisory board and executive board propose change of fiscal year to the annual general meeting Stuttgart. The supervisory board and the executive board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart, have decided to propose to the next annual general meeting that the Porsche fiscal year be aligned with the calendar year. The company’s fiscal year currently runs from 1 August of one year to 31 July of the following year. If the annual general meeting on 29 January 2010 in the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart approves the change, Porsche will have an abbreviated fiscal year in the coming year. It would be introduced following the close of the fiscal year 2009/10 ending 31 July 2010 for the period from 1 August 2010 to 31 December 2010. The year 2011 would then be the first fiscal year of Porsche to match the calendar year. Porsche and Volkswagen continue to be profitable.November 25th, 2009Prof. Winterkorn presents the Porsche SE financial statement. Stuttgart. This Wednesday in Stuttgart, Porsche Automobil Holding SE presented its company figures for the business year 2008/09, which covered Porsche operations from August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009 and Volkswagen business for the six-month period from January to June 2009. This is because Porsche SE increased its voting share in Volkswagen AG above 50 percent on January 5, 2009, leading to a full consolidation. In his first official act as the new chief executive officer of Porsche SE, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn emphasized that both Porsche AG and Volkswagen AG continue to be profitable businesses, despite the difficulties on global markets. The company’s operating results for the reporting year stood at World Debut: Starter Battery in Lithium-Ion TechnologyNovember 23rd, 2009New Lightweight Battery Option for the Porsche 911 GT3, 911 GT3 RS, and Boxster Spyder Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is the first car maker in the world to offer a starter battery in lithium-ion technology. Weighing less than 6 kg or 13 lb, the new battery is more than 10 kg or 22 lb lighter than a conventional 60 Ah lead battery. The new lithium-ion battery will be available as of January 2010 for the 911 GT3, 911 GT 3 RS, and Boxster Spyder as an option delivered with the car, selling at a price in the German market of Euro 1,904 including 19 per cent value-added tax. The battery is delivered as a separate unit together with the car and may subsequently be fitted as an alternative to the regular, conventional starter battery. |
