By Samir Syed
June 26, 2008
CTVNews.com reports that, starting in 2012, any production overflow of Porsche's Boxster and Cayman models will be handled by Magna-Steyr's automotive plant in Graz, Austria. Porsche AG chose Magna "because it submitted the most financially attractive offer, and because it is in a position to take on development tasks for Porsche sports cars." Porsche will continue to build the engines that go into these cars, but Magna will chip in where possible synergies can be found. CTV notes that Ontario-based Magna is already a major supplier to Porsche. Before you worry about Boxsters not feeling German, Porsche already has an agreement in place with Finnish company Valmet for Boxster/Cayman capacity (which expires in 2012). At least they speak German in Austria, right?
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June 26th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
At least they speak German in Austria, right?
Someone from the Ruhr Valley, Hamburg, or Berlin would probably reply nein.
I think you can find German-Austrian and German-Swiss dictionaries.
June 26th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Before you worry about Boxsters not feeling German
Ferdinand Porsche WAS an Austrian, and all his early famous designs/cars were Austrian. He moved to Germany because he got an offer from Mercedes after he couldn’t get along with the folks at Austro-Daimler. After the war, Porsche set up shop in Gmund, Austria, and the first series of Porsche 356’s were built there.
The real question is, are German Porsches Austrian enough?
June 26th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
“because it is in a position to take on development tasks for Porsche sports cars.”
So, Porsche is going to offload their sports car business to…focus on building SUV’s and VW’s? Ah what great things the profits from the Cayenne will bring!
June 26th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
I believe the Bratislavan Cayenne was an issue of lebensraum…
June 26th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Since Cayenne has been such a hit, this move will leave Porsche with capacity to develop a pickup, an econobox, and maybe a line of firetrucks.
June 26th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
“because it is in a position to take on development tasks for Porsche sports cars.”
I can be in whatever position they want to accept one of their vehicles.
June 26th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Cicero,
It’ll be called the Cayenall, which will be a 4-door truck with multi-adjustable suspension, that will get great gas mileage and will have a 9-speed dual-clutch tranny with paddles so that ‘Porsche feeling’ isn’t lost to enthusiasts. At the same time, there will be a fire hose option (way over priced, in true Porsche tradition) which can be added to the truck bed.
June 26th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Then there’ll be the Cayennallster. It will have half the power and cost about $15 less than its big brother.
June 26th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Oh, come on. The Japanese company Aisin has been making “those incredible Porsche gearboxes” for years.
June 27th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Don’t forget the re-launch of Porsche tractors:
All silver with red-painted drum brakes and Titanium exhaust tips: “Faster than your Case”.
And I am telling you: a Porsche lawnmower is always faster than a Honda lawnmower.
“Exclusive, Special Edition S-series Friedrichshafen-Manzell lawnmower, by Porsche”.