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Sep 27, 2018 · And the first Porsche with a purely electric drive system will also come from Zuffenhausen. Porsche moved to the Zuffenhausen site 80 years ago, and has grown up with it. The company’s executive decisions are still made in the striking three-storey office building there where everything was launched back in 1938.
- Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen: The heart
The heart of Porsche. 16/12/2015. For nearly seventy years,...
- Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen: The heart
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.
- 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...
May 12, 2020 · An unprecedented success story started seven decades ago on 26 May 1950 when the first new Porsche car was collected from the factory in Zuffenhausen by its new owner. To this day, customers come as close as is practically possible to the brand’s roots when they pick up their new car. In the anniversary year, the first Taycan was also ...
May 28, 2015 · A pounding heart ex works – this promise has now applied for 65 years. In early 1950, the first customers came to Porsche's main plant to take receipt of their newly produced sports car right there in Zuffenhausen. One of the people to come and collect their vehicle back then was Dr. Ottomar Domnick.
Aug 1, 2023 · At the Zuffenhausen Porsche Museum, there is a dedicated team of experts working behind the scenes to restore and maintain the iconic Porsche vehicles on display. These skilled technicians have a deep understanding of Porsche’s rich history and are committed to preserving the legacy of these classic cars.
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Zuffenhausen History Walk. This year also saw the launch of site tours through the factory premises in Zuffenhausen. The tour is available for up to ten people and leads groups past the striking brickwork building of “Plant 1”, the home of Porsche since 1938. These guided tours bring together the past, present and future: Using a tablet ...
