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Porsche Cayenne wins “OFF ROAD AWARD 2012”

Most popular luxury SUV comes from Leipzig

Stuttgart. The readers of “OFF ROAD” trade magazine voted the Porsche Cayenne the “Off-road vehicle of the year” in the “Luxury SUV” category. The choice was between models from eleven manufacturers in this category alone. Porsche’s sporty SUV attracted more than 20 per cent of the votes, putting itself in the lead by a clear margin. Read more

Porsche sells five per cent more sports cars in January

Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has got 2012 underway with an increase in deliveries: January saw the Zuffenhausen-based company deliver 9,613 vehicles of the 911, Boxster/Cayman, Cayenne and Panamera model lines to its customers worldwide, up 4.8 per cent compared with the same month the year before.

Bernhard Maier, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing of Porsche AG said: “The good start in January shows that we have evidently set the correct course with our product offensive. This result picks up where last year’s good results left off.” Read more

Starting Today: New Special Exhibition “911 Identity” in the Porsche Museum

Tradition meets Innovation

Stuttgart. For more than four decades, the Porsche 911 has been deemed an automotive icon and the very epitome of the sports car. That means that the launch of the new Type 991 is an important event for the Porsche Museum Stuttgart as well. As a curtain raiser for 2012, the new generation is being welcomed as part of a major special exhibition from 31 January to 20 May, 2012 under the banner “911 Identity”.

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Porsche launches new junior programme in motorsport from 2012

With an international youth development programme, Porsche continues to expand its racing involvement. From the 2012 season on, initially two young drivers will receive support as Porsche Juniors for their Carrera Cup Deutschland campaign. Porsche provides them with a large portion of the season’s budget. The young pilots will choose a team themselves. A Junior coach assists them with their training away from the circuits and is available for mentoring at the race tracks. Initially, the programme runs over four years. Read more

Porsche forges partnership with Stuttgart ballet

Zuffenhausen sports cars manufacturer steps up cultural commitment

Stuttgart. The New Year is getting under way with a promising collaboration: starting in January 2012, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG will partner with the Stuttgart ballet, promoting the world famous ballet company’s future appearances and events. The long-term partnership between the Stuttgart ballet and the leading international sports car company is under the banner “premium meets premium”.

Porsche’s goal is a close partnership based on trust.“This collaboration is a coming together of two brands that stand for values such as tradition, innovation and perfection. Our organisations are united not just by regionality and globality but also by a powerful, dynamic aesthetic, behind which lies a great deal of technology,” said Thomas Edig, Deputy Chairman and Member of the Executive Board for Human Resources and Social Affairs of Porsche AG. Read more