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More than 300,000 Porsche cars were sold in 2021. Find out where they were built 21 February 2022. Cars are made in every corner of the globe, but when it comes to Porsche, home is definitely where the heart is. The two main Porsche plants are in Germany – in the Zuffenhausen district of its hometown Stuttgart and the city of Leipzig.
Sep 27, 2018 · The work is being done because this tradition-laden site possesses the capacities to make the first purely electric Porsche. And that sends a clear message: Porsche is Zuffenhausen. Production at a site rich in tradition. The first Porsche 356s were made in Zuffenhausen in 1950, largely still by hand in a hall rented from the Reutter chassis plant.
- Out of The Basin Into The North of Stuttgart
- Back to Zuffenhausen
- Zuffenhausen Grows
- New Engine Plant, Ultra Modern Training Workshops
Its roots go back to 1931. Ferdinand Porsche opened his engineering office in Kronenstrasse 24 in the centre of Stuttgart, directly next to the main railway station. There he carried out contract work for a number of different companies: a saloon for the Wanderer company in Chemnitz, a five-cylinder radial engine for the Phänomen-Werke in Zittau or...
But the company's roots definitely lay in Stuttgart, so Porsche did its utmost to move back to Zuffenhausen in the latter part of 1949. The old factory shops, however, had been commandeered by the US Armed Forces. As a backup solution Porsche rented a factory hall from the neighbouring Reutter body plant; it was to be the new home of the 356. In Ma...
From then on, the way forward was a steep upward path. Porsche KG, which changed its status to Porsche AG in 1972, continuously expanded the plant, investing in additional assembly shops and test benches. Today, the site in North Stuttgart comprises six Porsche plants, a Porsche Centre, the Porsche Museum and much more. The intelligent use of space...
Porsche is growing in Zuffenhausen. Since 2011, the area of the plant has more than doubled, from 284,000 to 614,00 square metres, as a result of purchasing the former Layher, Deltona and Daimler sites, among others. By the beginning of 2016, a new engine plant will be built on an area of only 10,000 square metres. In addition there will be a compl...
Where are Porsches made today? It depends on the model in question: Porsche 911: Entirely produced in Zuffenhausen (Stuttgart, Germany). Porsche 718: Entirely produced in Zuffenhausen (Stuttgart, Germany) since 2011. Prior to Zuffenhausen’s expansion, 718 Cayman and Boxster models were made in Finland. Porsche Macan: Assembled in Leipzig ...
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A Humble Beginning (1948-1954) Porsche introduces the aerodynamic "356," named for its design project number. Through 1949, the company hand-builds the first 52 cars in a small garage in Gmund, Austria. Porsche leases space in the Reutter body factory in Zuffenhausen, a Stuttgart suburb. Reutter builds bodies for the 356 and production reaches ...
The name “Zuffenhausen”, a part of Stuttgart, is world-famous among car enthusiasts. Because this is where Porsche sports cars have been built ever since 1950. With the first Porsche 356 being completed in Stuttgart in spring 1950, the original production target was a modest 100 cars a year.
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The first Porsche 356s were made in Zuffenhausen in 1950, largely still by hand in a hall rented from the Reutter chassis plant. That was the ideal situation given the comparatively low number of vehicles made in those early days – although production quickly outstripped the plans laid by the young car maker.
