PORSCHE
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German sports car maker from Stuttgart, founded in 1931 as a design office and owned today by the Volkswagen Group.
- Founded
- 1931, by Ferdinand Porsche with Adolf Rosenberger and Anton Piëch
- Headquarters
- Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Owner
- Volkswagen AG; controlling stake held by Porsche SE
- Current models
- 911, Panamera, Macan, Cayenne, Taycan
Ferdinand Porsche founded the company in 1931 as a development and consulting office, with Adolf Rosenberger and Anton Piëch. One of its first contracts, from the German government, produced the car that became the Volkswagen Beetle.
After the Second World War, Ferry Porsche built his own car, which became the Porsche 356. In 2009 the firm agreed with Volkswagen to merge their car manufacturing operations, and by 2015 Porsche SE held a controlling interest in the Volkswagen Group.
- 1931Porsche founded in Stuttgart
- 2009Agreement with Volkswagen on merged manufacturing
- 2015Porsche SE holds a controlling interest in the Volkswagen Group
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PORSCHE Porsche 910: the prototype that won at the Nürburgring
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PORSCHE Porsche 917: the car that won Le Mans outright
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PORSCHE Porsche 914: the VW-Porsche joint venture
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PORSCHE Porsche 912: the four-cylinder 911
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PORSCHE Porsche 936: three Le Mans wins for one design
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PORSCHE Porsche 959: the Group B car that became the fastest road car
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PORSCHE Porsche 924: the water-cooled front-engine entry model
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PORSCHE Porsche 962: the prototype that suited everybody
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PORSCHE Porsche 944: the four-cylinder that outsold the 911
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PORSCHE Porsche 968: the last of the front-engined fours
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PORSCHE Porsche 964: the modernised air-cooled 911
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PORSCHE Porsche 928: the front-engined V8 grand tourer
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PORSCHE Porsche 935: the Group 5 Turbo that won Le Mans
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PORSCHE Porsche 911 GT3: the Mezger-engined homologation special
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PORSCHE Porsche 993: the last air-cooled 911
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PORSCHE Porsche 911 GT2: the Turbo without the four-wheel drive
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PORSCHE Porsche 996: the 911 goes water-cooled
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PORSCHE Porsche Boxster: the roadster that saved Porsche
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PORSCHE Porsche Cayenne: the four-door Porsche that paid the bills
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PORSCHE Porsche 911: the original air-cooled Neunelfer