Cayenne Production Rained Out
Germany has seen heavy floods, and it is beginning to impact car production. Porsche had to stop production of the Cayenne in its Leipzig plant. Not because the plant is under water: Bodies for the SUVs are made in Bratislava, Slovakia, however, they don’t reach Leipzig because the railroad tracks in the Czech Republic are under water.
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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So, did VW stop production of Touaregs and Audi stop Q7s too? Those are also manufactured on the same line in Bratislava as the Cayenne.
My heart goes out to all the trophy wives who will have to wait an extra week or two for delivery of their new Cayenne, and hence will miss a spa appointment because it is just too much trauma to be seen in last year's model.
Who would have thought that a few raindrops would result in Porsche having a more coherent lineup (albeit only temporarily)?
A tragic day for douchebags everywhere...