News By Topic: Porsche

Valmet Automotive Aims to Grow

Mar 5, 2009

Enlarged portfolio of services, new vehicle and manufacturing technology and global presence are the key contributors to Valmet Automotive’s growth in the coming years. ... Continue reading

World Innovation at Geneva Motor Show: the Ruf Dakara

Mar 5, 2009

The High Luxury SUV built by RUF is named Dakara and is based on the Porsche Cayenne. ... Continue reading

Why The Auto Channel's Press Pass Coverage of the 2009 Geneva Motor Show is So Important?

Mar 1, 2009

This may be the last great international auto show GENEVA - February 28, 2009: One of most visible effects of the current economic depression on the automotive world is what has happened to the once fabulous new car expositions. Not only have important shows in Los Angeles, Detroit and Chicago been neutered by the abse ... Continue reading

2009 IIHS Top Safety Picks

Mar 1, 2009

IIHS Top Crash Test Results - 72 winners of 2009 Top Safety Pick awards; almost every category from minicar to large pickup has a winner ARLINGTON, VA - Seventy-two vehicles earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2009. This is more than double the number of 2008 recipients and more ... Continue reading

Did You Miss the 2008 Auto Shows? We Didn't! Experience Them Here! - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO COVERAGE

Feb 28, 2009

Even if you were at the 2008 Auto Shows in Los Angeles, London, Geneva and Detroit there was so much to see and the media introduction schedules were so hectic that chances are you would have missed something. And you may have missed some of the best. But don't worry, because we have it all on TheAutoChannel.com. In ad ... Continue reading

Back to Reality - Bankers Slow Down on Buying Fast Cars

Feb 25, 2009

Washington DC February 25, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that for the past several years January has been Christmas for many luxury car dealers. That's when investment bankers, flush, with their hefty bonuses, used to begin prowling through their local Mercedes and Maserati dealerships. Luxury brand vehicles were ... Continue reading

Sales of Used Luxury Cars on the Rise

Feb 23, 2009

Washington DC February 23, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that although times are hard, but lots of Americans still have good jobs, and still want to drive around in style. The result: Demand for lightly-used luxury cars is booming even as new vehicle sales sag. According to the Wall Street Journal, a second-hand ... Continue reading

Porsche Releases More Cayenne Hybrid Details

Feb 20, 2009

The Cayenne S Hybrid will deliver the power of a V8 and the efficiency of a four-cylinder ATLANTA, Feb. 20 -- Porsche AG, the Stuttgart, Germany-based high-performance car and SUV manufacturer, shared more information about its Cayenne S Hybrid, which will debut next year. Using a parallel full hybrid design with the e ... Continue reading

World Debuts: Porsche 911 GT3 and Cayenne Diesel

Feb 20, 2009

Two world debuts mark the highlights from Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show: the 911 GT3 and the Cayenne Diesel. Presented for the first time to the public, these two models impressively symbolise the particular fortes of Porsche's model range focusing on both tradition and the futur ... Continue reading

'Cheapest' Porsche Shares Spotlight with Latest Boxster

Feb 18, 2009

The cheapest Porsche you could buy in 1955 was Porsche's minimalistic 356 Speedster. It cost the equivalent of around $15,000, was powered by a 1.5-litre four-cylinder 'boxer' engine and was fully extended at around 160km/h in favourable conditions. But good examples these days change hands readily at well over $200,00 ... Continue reading

The First Cargraphic 911 to Be on Display at Retro Classics

Feb 13, 2009

RETRO CLASSICS will be held at Stuttgart this year from 13th to 15th of March. With over 100.000 m2 display area, it is the most important Exhibition of its type to be staged in Europe. The White 1982 Porsche 911 exhibited by Cargraphic at the RETRO CLASSICS Exhibition this year is the first Porsche Thomas & Michael Sc ... Continue reading

Porsche Presents Space Concept of the New Panamera

Feb 12, 2009

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is for the first time presenting the innovative interior concept of the company's fourth model series. Right from the start upon the introduction of the Panamera beginning in Germany on 12 September 2009, the Panamera will be available in its top versions with a V8 power unit and ... Continue reading

Porsche Provides Business with Traction

Feb 5, 2009

As the snow thaws, now is the perfect time for drivers to perhaps reflect on bruised egos - and at worst crashed cars - caused by losing control of their car in the treacherous road conditions of the past week. ... Continue reading

Porsche Cayenne Sales Rise For January

Feb 4, 2009

January 2009 saw Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, continue to move in a difficult market environment in the USA and Canada. At 1,746 vehicles, the number of deliveries to customers in North America was 36 percent lower than the previous year, with 1,658 vehicles going to the USA and 88 units to Canada. ... Continue reading

Porsche Reports U.S. Sales for January 2009

Feb 3, 2009

ATLANTA--Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne SUVs in the United States, today announced January sales in the U.S. of 1,658 units compared to the same period last year when it sold 2,595 new vehicles, a drop of 36 percent. The decline in Porsche sales for ... Continue reading