Today’s video takes a look into Porsches future are Le Mans. Starting in 2014 Porsche will once again compete at the highest level at Le Mans and are looking to add to their 16 overall victories.
Today’s video is of Porsche at Le Mans in the 90s. The 90s saw Porsche get back to the top of Le Mans and this video shows the legendary Porsche 911 GT1. An interesting side note is that the only street legal U.S. Porsche 911 GT1 recently went for sale for about $2 million U.S. dollars (you can read more about that here).… Read More
Today’s video is of Porsche at Le Mans in the 1980s. The 80s was a good time for Porsche racing and this video highlights these moments. In the 80s the Porsche 962 and 956 became the legends that we know and love today.
Today’s video is of Porsche at Le Mans in the 70s. The 70s in many ways was the golden years for Porsche in racing. While the 60s start Porsches racing success it was the 70s that made the marquee an icon.
For the second time this year, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has successfully issued an ABS bond in the USA. The transaction, worth approximately 660 million US dollars, was issued as a private placement by the subsidiary Porsche Financial Services Inc. headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, USA, and given top marks by the rating agencies. In the process, Porsche achieved one of the lowest credit margins for comparable transactions.… Read More
Today’s video is of a 2012 Porsche 911 (a.k.a. 991) hitting about 185mph (according to the speedo it hits 300kph). The video gives a good sense of what it is like to hit such a high speed and it does so fairly quickly.
The great sales for Porsche continues to stay strong. Today Porsche has announced that sales are up 25% year to date from the same time period a year ago. Strong sales in the growing China market have helped make sales very strong and the Porsche Cayenne continues to lead in sales.
So far this year, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has delivered 109,709 units of the 911, Boxster/Cayman, Cayenne and Panamera model lines to its customers worldwide; one quarter more sports cars than between January and November of last year.
After intensive negotiations, the Board of Management and Group Works Council of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, have agreed to reorganise and improve the company pension by introducing a performance-related component. The previous final salary-related system will be converted to a contributions-oriented system with effect from 1 January 2012 comprising a basic and a performance-related component. Under this scheme, the basic contributions will secure the workforce’s current level of provision.… Read More
Today’s video is of highlights from the 2011 season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia. This one make racing series takes Porsche right into Ferrari country and provides some very competitive racing. The video shows an overview of what has happened this last season.
Today’s video is of the Porsche Boxster and Cayman that have been named to the Car and Driver 10 Best List. This video talks about the reasons that the cars made the list again and shows both cars in action.
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