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
