Vector’s vCharM powers new fast-charging hub at Zuffenhausen train station in Germany Vector Informatik GmbH (Vector) has provided its vCharM charging and energy management software for Stuttgart’s newest fast-charging hub at Zuffenhausen train station in Germany. This project was carried out in partnership with Stadtwerke Stuttgart GmbH, municipal energy supplier, and ADS-TEC Energy PLC (ADSE), a leader in battery-based storage and ultra-fas...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/15

Porsche to cut 1,900 jobs by 2029 with voluntary departures On February 14, multiple sources reported that Porsche AG plans to cut 1,900 jobs by 2029, mainly affecting its Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen plant and R&D site in Weissach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The job cuts will be done socially responsibly, with employees guaranteed employment until 2030, meaning no operational redundancies during this period. The company will rely on voluntary depa...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/18

Porsche expands green fleet with electric and biogas trucks for logistics purpose in plants On May 3, Porsche announced the expansion for the use of alternative drives in its transport logistics fleet by adding six new electric heavy good vehicles (HGVs) at its Zuffenhausen, Weissach, and Leipzig sites, alongside 22 biogas-fuelled HGVs. An additional electric HGV transports vehicles to Switzerland from the Zuffenhausen plant. With twelve HGVs aro...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/06

Turismo Sport, features 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine which generates output of 368 kW, an increase of 30 kW from the previous model, and delivers 660 Nm of torque. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.4 seconds with a top speed of 275 km/h. The engine is developed by Porsche and manufactured in Zuffenhausen, Germany. Cayenne GTS comes standard with adaptive air suspension, Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM), and Porsche Torque Vector...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/22

Porsche enhances production efficiency with MHP FleetExecuter at Zuffenhausen plant On March 25, Porsche announced that it is streamlining logistics at its Zuffenhausen plant with the MHP FleetExecuter, aiming to enhance production efficiency and flexibility. This marks the first centralized fleet management system in Porsche, integrated into existing IT infrastructure for process automation. The cloud-based solution is deployed at Zuffenhausen's...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/26

Porsche invests EUR 250 million for upgrading Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen plant, Germany On November 16, Porsche announced the investment of EUR 250 million in reconstruction and expansion of Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen plant. The upgraded facility will manufacture both electric sports cars from the upcoming 718 generation and traditional boxer engine models. The upgrade includes implementing the latest automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in a "Flexiline" sys...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/17

Porsche plans production of 718 model in Osnabrück, Germany to meet excess demand On June 23, Porsche announced that it is relocating parts of its production from the Porsche main plant in Zuffenhausen to the Volkswagen site in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. From the middle of 2023, overflow production of the 718 model series will start there to meet the high demand from all Porsche customers. The relocation will not affect the number of employees in...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/23

Porsche uses regenerative braking in Taycan for energy recovery On June 16, Porsche explained its Taycan generates new energy when braking with a unique recuperation management system. Porsche Taycan can use a significant amount of the braking energy for propulsion, with the incorporated electric motors produced at Zuffenhausen into the brake system for energy recovery.Thanks to the design of the electric motors and the electronics in conjunction...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/17

Porsche halts production of Macan and Panamera in Germany due to Ukraine war On March 7 and March 8, multiple sources reported that Porsche is halting production of Macan midsize SUV and Panamera in Leipzig plant due to the shortage of wiring harness parts as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war. According to the multiple sources on March 9, Porsche stops production of Taycan in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen plant as well from March 9 to 18.Based on multi...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/09

total greenhouse gas emissions. This percentage is set to rise to around 40 by 2030 due to the increasing electrification of vehicles. As well as in its supply chain, Porsche is reducing CO2-emissions in its own plants: the production of the Taycan – the first all-electric sports cars made in the Zuffenhausen plant in Stuttgart – has been carbon neutral since it was launched in 2019. Since 2020, this has been true for all vehicles made at the...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/02

ority stake of 83.75 per cent, has its headquarters in Tübingen. The university town is also on the shortlist for the location of the battery factory, which is to be located in close proximity to the research and development center in Weissach as well as the headquarters of Porsche AG in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. The number of employees is expected to grow from the initial workforce of 13 provided jointly by both companies to up to 80 by 2025. The...

News  Updated at: 2021/06/23

Porsche incorporates innovative production process for Porsche Taycan On April 14, Porsche announced that at the paint shop in Zuffenhausen, work has become more ergonomic. The new process has also increased quality and productivity. A Seven-Kilogram weight has been largely eliminated in the production of the Porsche Taycan at the company's headquarters in Zuffenhausen. An innovation has been adopted in the paint shop that relieves considerable s...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/15

Porsche aims for CO2-neutral balance sheet in 2030 On March 18, Porsche announced that it has set itself an ambitious goal: in 2030, the company wants to have a CO2-neutral balance sheet across the entire value chain. The Executive Board of Porsche AG provided information on this at the annual press conference. Today the production within the German factories, located in Zuffenhausen and Leipzig is already CO2-neutral – through the use of renew...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/22

on with the new-generation steering control and tires. With a power output of 463 kW (630 PS) and a torque of 820 Nm, the new Panamera Turbo S offers 59 kW (80 PS) more power and 50 Nm more torque than the previous flagship Turbo equipped with a combustion engine. Developed in Weissach and built in Zuffenhausen, the familiar four-liter V8 biturbo engine has been comprehensively overhauled to enable the car to achieve a top speed of 315 km/h. In o...

News  Updated at: 2020/08/27

xide emissions of the Volkswagen fleet are already to be reduced by one third. Up to 2024, the brand is investing about EUR 11 billion in e-mobility and is transforming a large number of plants. In Germany, the electric vehicles of the Volkswagen Group are to be produced at Zwickau, Emden, Hanover, Zuffenhausen and Dresden. In other countries, electric cars will be manufactured at Mlada Boleslav, Chattanooga, Foshan and Anting. (Volkswagen press ...

News  Updated at: 2020/07/07

Porsche is restarting production at Zuffenhausen and Leipzig On April 29, Porsche announced that it is restarting production on a site- and task-specific basis. All the required measures have been taken in advance to guarantee the maximum possible safety for employees and so that production can be increased in stages up to full capacity.As production is ramped up at the main factory in Zuffenhausen and at the site in Leipzig, all employees will n...

News  Updated at: 2020/04/30

with its plans. This year, up to 15 additional plants from the Audi, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Porsche and Components brands are to be connected. These include the plants at Brunswick, Emden, Hanover, Ingolstadt, Kassel, Leipzig, Neckarsulm, Salzgitter, Zuffenhausen and Zwickau (all in Germany), Martorell (Spain), Palmela (Portugal), Györ (Hungary), and Mladá Boleslav and Vrchlabi (Czech Republic). ...

News  Updated at: 2020/04/30

d by the relevant authorities. In addition to the primary protection of its workforce, bottlenecks in global supply chains no longer allow orderly production. At the same time, Porsche is preparing for a decline in demand and securing its financial strength with these decisions. The parent plant in Zuffenhausen and the production location in Leipzig will be closed from Saturday (21 March 2020). These steps have been taken as part of an orderly pr...

News  Updated at: 2020/03/19

MEB). Most of the remaining 6 million vehicles will be based on the High Performance Platform (PPE). E-vehicles are scheduled to be made outside Germany by the company’s plants in Mlada Boleslav, Chattanooga, Foshan and Anting. Others will be produced by German plants in Zwickau, Emden, Hannover, Zuffenhausen and Dresden. Plans for the Emden site were confirmed, according to which production of the electric A-SUV (ID.Next) should start in 2022....

News  Updated at: 2019/11/18

Porsche increases production at Zuffenhausen plant for Taycan On October 1, Porsche informed that as part of the new introduction of the Taycan, it is creating a total of 2,000 new jobs at its headquarters in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. Taycan's original production capacity was 20,000 units. This continues to be the requirement for the first year of production. By increasing its workforce by the end of the second quarter of 2020, Porsche is providin...

News  Updated at: 2019/10/07