PORSCHE
Porsche are now mainly VW owned, following a failed attempt to purchase the Volkswagon
brand.
That aside, Porsche continue to roll out rocking cars and continue to push the envelope in
their sports cars series. However, they have also expanded into other markets such as the 4 wheel
drive market with their Porsche Cayenne model, and the saloon market with the Porsche Panamera series.
The first Porsche hit the road back in 1948, and while the Porsche family had been involved
in the automobile industry for many years, the 356 was the first to wear the Porsche badge.
Since then Porsche has continued to excel in the sports car niche with the current
offerings of the 911, the Boxster and the Cayman.
Watch the video below to see how a Porsche Carrera GT gets put together end to end.
Today, Porsche is one of the most successful and profitable of all sports car manufacturers and are now
having great success entering the 4 wheel drive and 4 door sedan markets, opening up huge new consumer
groups who want a Porsche, but need more than 2 two seat sports car.
Porsche AG are also environmentally friendly, and have recently entred into an agreement where by they
are dedicating A 40,000 square meter area on their Stuttgart based production facilities roof available for
the installation and operation of 8,500 photovoltaic modules.
The installation will commence in February 2010 and will be completed and hooked into the electric grid
around the end of March. This energy harnessed from the sun will provide about two million kilowatt
hours per year.
This energy will power approximately 500 households with 4 people per household. This is just
another example of how Porsche AG are protecting the environment, along with their emmission reduction
systems on their cars.
Porsche recently opened their purpose built museum to display their pride and history of the company by
putting their trophys, cars and history in front of the general public.
The video below gives you a short look at the Porsche Museum.
