Porsche recently announced that parts of the production of the 718 model series will be moved from the Porsche main plant in Zuffenhausen to the Volkswagen site in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony.
In order to meet the growing demand from all Porsche customers, starting from the middle of next year, in 2023, the 718 model series overflow production will be at the Volkswagen site. It should be noted that the number of employees in the Zuffenhausen site will not be adversely affected.
Member of the Executive Board for Production and Logistics at Porsche AG Albrecht Reimold said, “The multi-brand plant in Osnabrück has already been a proven partner in our Porsche production network in the past. Our colleagues were responsible for the overflow production of the Cayenne and the 718 Cayman. We are glad to be able to draw on these many years of experience and realize as many of our customers’ sports car dreams as possible.”
Working at full capacity, the main Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen plant is busy with the production of the 911 and 718 models. Porsche is currently working on their ambitious e-mobility strategy aiming that by the middle of the decade, all the 718 series are fully electrified.
By 2030, their goal is that 80 percent of the share of all their new vehicles will have a fully electric drive. Even then, the two-door line in Zuffenhausen will be producing both the 718 and 911 model series.
Rich dummies driving the demand up for these feel less and compromised cars. No wonder their business is a booming. No matter how fast the new ones go but they lack the driver engagement of the 997 gen. Volkswagen actually killed this brand the moment they took charge of Porsche. No matter what fancy ways they market their cars now but all their models post 997/987 gen are big compromises and MISSING the following:
1. Hydraulic Steering of 997/987
2. Long Travel Brakes of 997/987
3. ‘Hand’ brake of 997/987
4. Short Wheelbase (Nimbleness) of 997/987
5. Sports car Dimensions of 997/987
6. Raw feel of 997/987
7. True & Realtime feedback of 997/987
8. Analog buttons with tactile feedback of 997/987
9. Analog dials and gauge cluster of 997/987
10. Better Visibility (Low Shoulder Lines) of 997/987
11. Pinky Lai Design and killer looks of the 997/987
Oh did I mention that 997/987 was the last gen of Porsche that was a TRUE SPORTS CAR? Post that VW took over Porsche and replaced everything with VW/Audi components and their greed for profits killed all the essential elements that make a Porsche a PORSCHE. Now they only make ‘Luxury Tourers’ disguised as Sports cars and there are rich dummies who buy them thinking they bought a sports car, lol. #ShameOnPorsche!
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