Porsche cranks out 10,000th Panamera after just three months on sale
14 Dec
Posted by GCZ as Porsche
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The Porsche Panamera has only been on sale in other parts of the world for three months now, but the automaker has already cranked out the 10,000th production example. The Panamera is built on the same production line as the Cayenne SUV at Porsche’s Liepzig plant in northeastern Germany. So far, Porsche has taken some 9,000 orders for the new five-door grand touring hatchback and it has yet to go on sale in the United States. Porsche is currently planning to build about 20,000 Panamera units annually at the Liepzig factory. The 10,000th car? A silver Turbo destined for Singapore. |
[Source and more info: Autoblog]
VW may enter Formula 1 race
11 Oct
Posted by NSL as Audi, Formula 1, Miscellaneous, Motorsports, Porsche, Volkswagen
Photo Copyright: VW Motorsport / Laurens Vanthoor (B), Dallara F307 Volkswagen
We’ve learned via an official from Audi of Singapore that its parent group Volkswagen might be entering Formula 1 in the coming seasons if the costs continue to come down. Reinhold Carl, the managing director of Audi Singapore, is quoted by the Straits Times newspaper that while budgets are dropping, teams are still facing over a hundred million euros to keep their Formula 1 programs running.
“If the cost is lower, it will be more manageable”, he told reporters.
It may be a bit late since many great marques have recently dropped out of the race, BMW, Jaguar, Honda have already pulled out, and there are rumors that Toyota and Renalut might follow soon.
One interesting bit of info from his interview is that should VW decide to enter the grand prix competition, it will most likely be under the brands Porsche or Audi, or maybe even Volkswagen! Skoda Formula 1 team anyone?
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