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Company namePorsche Automobil Holding SE
Company typeSocietas Europaea,
(Xetra: ),
(FWB: PAH3)
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1931
Founder(s)Ferdinand Porsche
HeadquartersZuffenhausen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Area servedWorldwide
Key peopleFerdinand Oliver Porsche, Owner Martin Winterkorn, CEO
ProductsAutomobiles
ServicesAutomotive financial services, engineering services
Revenue-7.273 billion (2006)
Owner(s)Porsche family
Employees11910
SubsidiaryPorsche AG
Volkswagen AG

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Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE (-deˈpɔʁʃə), a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, owned by the Piëch-Porsche family. Porsche SE is headquartered in Zuffenhausen, a city district of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg.

Porsche SE has one main subsidiary � Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (which stands for Doktor Ingenieur honoris causa Ferdinand Porsche Aktiengesellschaft), often shortened to Porsche AG, which is responsible for the actual production and manufacture of the Porsche automobile line. The company is also the majority shareholder in Volkswagen AG, the parent company of the Volkswagen Group, which includes the automotive marques Audi, Volkswagen, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT and Škoda.

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speedART Porsche 997 Turbo BTR-II 650 EVO - Motorward Tweet this news
Motorward--This is the new -Porsche- 997 Turbo by speedART, and to sum it up in a few words we have to say it is awesome! This one is called BTR-II 650 EVO and not only ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:56:45 GMT+00:00
Porsche 911 Speedster - AutoExpress Tweet this news
AutoExpress--It's the fourth generation of -Porsche- to wear the legendary Speedster badge, and is the work of the -Porsche- Exclusive department - creators of last year's ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:02:35 GMT+00:00
2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid in Dealer Showrooms This Month - The Hour (blog) Tweet this news
The Hour (blog)--For all you green speed freaks, -Porsche- begins selling its 2011 Cayenne S Hybrid sport-utility vehicle through its 197 authorized US dealers this month, ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:22:59 GMT+00:00
Porsche Launches Shanghai Pudong Center - Trading Markets (press release) Tweet this news
Trading Markets (press release)--German sports car maker -Porsche- AG lately put the Shanghai Pudong -Porsche- center into operation in Lujiazui financial district, where its China headquarters ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:18:30 GMT+00:00
VINTAGE: 512 M Led Ferrari-Porsche Wars - SPEEDtv.com Tweet this news
SPEEDtv.com--Although the 312 P proved quick straight out of the box, it was abandoned after -Porsche- debuted the 917 at Le Mans in June of that year. ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:18:19 GMT+00:00
Drive ban killer caught at wheel of sports car - Glasgow Evening Times Tweet this news
Glasgow Evening Times--A killer motorist was caught driving a -Porsche- in defiance of a court ban after prison authorities granted him home leave. Felix McKeown was jailed for ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:54:17 GMT+00:00
Porsche set to reveal new Cajun SUV - SellCar-UK.com Tweet this news
SellCar-UK.com--First Aston Martin moved into the realm of small cars with its Cygnet, now it's the turn of luxury car-makers -Porsche- who have unveiled plans to produce a ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:14:16 GMT+00:00
31 Porsche cars parade in Chongqing - People's Daily Online Tweet this news
People's Daily Online--On Oct. 31, 31 -Porsche- cars worth more than 50 million Hong Kong dollars lined-up and paraded in the downtown area of Chongqing, attracting countless fans ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:59:01 GMT+00:00
Origins of Porsche - New York Times Tweet this news
New York Times--Owning a -Porsche- sports car from the 1950s or early '60s � the model known as a 356 � represents a distinctive approach to collecting. ... - Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:27:15 GMT+00:00
Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid to Make Debut Race at Petit Le Mans - Future Cars News Tweet this news
Future Cars News--The -Porsche- will race for the first time in North America at The American Le Mans in October at Road Atlanta. The GT3 R Hybrid is equipped with a flywheel ... - Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:47:56 GMT+00:00

Profits :
year ending revenue pre-tax profit
31 July 2003 -5,582m -933m
31 July 2004 -6,147.73m -1,137m
31 July 2005 -6,573.97m -1,238m
31 July 2006 -7,122.67m -2,028.2m
31 July 2007 -7,367.88m -5,857m
31 July 2008
31 July 2009

: North American sales
Annual sales 2003 � 2005
units % of total units % of total units % of total
911 (996) 9,935 ((-) 18%) 33% 10,227 ((+) 3%) 31% 10,653 ((+) 4%) 31%
Boxster 6,432 ((-) 38%) 21% 3,728 ((-) 42%) 11% 8,327 ((+) 123%) 25%
Cayenne 13,661 45% 19,134 ((+) 40%) 57% 14,524 ((-) 24%) 43%
total 30,028 ((+) 33%) 33,289 ((+) 11%) 33,859 ((+) 2%)

: North American sales
Annual sales 2006 � 2008
units % of total units % of total units % of total
911 (997) 12,702 ((+) 19%) 35% 13,153 ((+) 4%) 36% 8,324 ((-) 37%) 30%
Boxster 4,850 ((-) 42%) 14% 3,904 ((-) 24%) 11% 2,982 ((-) 24%) 11%
Cayman 7,313 20% 6,249 ((-) 17%) 17% 3,513 ((-) 44%) 13%
Cayenne 11,141 ((-) 23%) 31% 13,370 ((+) 20%) 36% 12,898 ((-) 4%) 46%
total 36,095 ((+) 7%) 36,680 ((+) 2%) 27,717 ((-) 24%)

: North American sales
Annual sales 2009
units % of total
911 (997) 6,839 ((-) 17.8%) 35.00%
Boxster 1,909 ((-) 36.0%) 9.69%
Cayman 1,966 ((-) 44.0%) 9.98%
Panamera 1,247 6.33%
Cayenne 7,735 ((-) 31.0%) 39.27%
total 19,696 ((-) 24.3%)

Porsche road car timeline, 1960 �presentPorsche
Type 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Entry level
Sports car		 912 924 Boxster (986) Boxster (987)
356 914 944 968 Cayman (987)
911 series 911 911 / 930 911 (964) 911 (993) 911 (996) 911 (997)
GT 928
luxury sedan Panamera (970)
Supercar 959 911 GT1 Carrera GT (980)
SUV Cayenne (957)
Concept cars 356/1 * 114 * 695 * 901 * 969 * 989 * Panamericana * 918 Spyder
Motorsport Porsche Junioren * Porsche Supercup * Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain * Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia * Porsche Carrera Cup France * Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Porsche families Ferdinand Porsche * Ferry Porsche * F.A. Porsche * Ferdinand Piëch
Executives
(former & current)		 Ernst Fuhrmann → Peter Schutz → Arno Bohn → Heinz Branitzki → Wendelin Wiedeking → Michael Macht
People Ulrich Bez * Helmuth Bott * Robert Eberan von Eberhorst * Holger Härter * Al Holbert * Uwe Hück * Erwin Komenda * Harm Lagaay * Herbert Linge * Michael Macht * Michael Mauer * Hans Mezger * Karl Rabe * Franz Xaver Reimspiess * Adolf Rosenberger * Norbert Singer * Alvin Springer * Hans von Veyder-Malberg *
Tractors Junior * Super
Other [http://www.Porsche.com Porsche official website] * Porsche Design Group * Volkswagen Group * List of Porsche engines * Tiptronic * VarioCam * Porsche Club of America *



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