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The 356, however, had several evolutionary stages, A, B, and C, while in production, and most Volkswagen-sourced parts were replaced by Porsche-made parts. Beginning in 1954 the 356s engines started utilizing engine cases designed specifically for the 356. The sleek bodywork was designed by Erwin Komenda, who also had designed the body of the ...
Porsche 356/1 Porsche 356/2: 1944 1950 300 First Porsche factory during war times and immediately after World War II. Porsche Konstruktionen GesmbH. Not part of Volkswagen AG. VW Ipiranga Assembly: South America, Brazil: Ipiranga, São Paulo: VW Beetle VW Type 2: 1953: 1957: 0: VW's first assembly plant in Brazil. Assembled vehicles from knock ...
Porsche SE was created in June 2007 by renaming the old Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, and became a holding company for the families' stake in Porsche Zwischenholding GmbH (50.1%) (which in turn held 100% of the old Porsche AG) and currently is the major shareholder in Volkswagen AG (31.3%) and holds the majority voting rights (53.1%).
The following is a list of Porsche vehicles, including past and present production models, as well as concept vehicles. Current models. Model Calendar year
The original Porsche 911 (pronounced nine eleven, German: Neunelfer) is a luxury sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. A prototype of the famous, distinctive, and durable design was shown to the public in autumn 1963. [ 2 ]
Porsche 360 Cisitalia Porsche 356/2, the first rear-engined Porsche 356 Aluminium bodied 1948 Porsche 356 made in Gmünd. Porsche Konstruktionen GesmbH was founded by Louise Piëch and Ferry Porsche (daughter and son of Ferdinand Porsche) in 1947 in Gmünd, Austria.
In 2018, Porsche manufactured the 911 Turbo Classic Series "Project Gold" -- a single, one-of-a-kind vehicle -- with an air-cooled engine more than 20 years after Porsche had put that motor format ...
Porsche had announced in June 2008 that the Boxster and Cayman models would be manufactured by Magna Steyr from 2012, but this contract was cancelled in December 2009 and transferred to Karmann, a German car assembly company which was recently taken over by Porsche's parent company, Volkswagen. [20]