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Manufacturer of sports cars and a sports SUV started in 1939 and based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Model names used by Porsche throughout its history include:  #1, 356, 356SL, 356 Speedster, 356B, 356C, 550, 908/2, 908/3, 911, 911 Carrera, 911 GT1, 911 Targa, 914, 917, 917K, 917LH, 918 Spyder, 919 Hybrid, 924, 928, 930, 935, 936, 944, 956, 959, 960, 962, Boxster, Carrera GT, Cayenne, Cayman, Macan, Panamera, Taycan, Type 542, and WSC-95.

Dealerships include:
Jim Ellis Porsche (Atlanta, Georgia)
Porsche of Greenville (Greenville, South Carolina)

History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Porsche page on 21 November 2015, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche AG, is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans. Porsche AG is headquartered in Stuttgart, and is owned by Volkswagen AG, which is itself majority-owned by Porsche Automobil Holding SE. Porsche's current lineup includes the 911, Boxster, Cayman, Panamera, Cayenne, Macan, and the 918.

History: Origin

Austrian engineer Ferdinand Porsche founded the company called "Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH" in Austria in 1931, then moved to its main offices at Kronenstraße 24 in the centre of Stuttgart. Initially, the company offered motor vehicle development work and consulting, but did not build any cars under its own name. One of the first assignments the new company received was from the German government to design a car for the people, that is a "Volkswagen". This resulted in the Volkswagen Beetle, one of the most successful car designs of all time. The Porsche 64 was developed in 1939 using many components from the Beetle.

During World War II, Volkswagen production turned to the military version of the Volkswagen Beetle, the Kübelwagen, 52,000 produced, and Schwimmwagen, 15,584 produced. Porsche produced several designs for heavy tanks during the war, losing out to Henschel & Son in both contracts that ultimately led to the Tiger I and the Tiger II. However, not all this work was wasted, as the chassis Porsche designed for the Tiger I was used as the base for the Elefant tank destroyer. Porsche also developed the Maus super-heavy tank in the closing stages of the war, producing two prototypes.

At the end of World War II in 1945, the Volkswagen factory at KdF-Stadt fell to the British. Ferdinand lost his position as Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen, and Ivan Hirst, a British Army Major, was put in charge of the factory (in Wolfsburg, the Volkswagen company magazine dubbed him "The British Major who saved Volkswagen"). On 15 December of that year, Ferdinand was arrested for war crimes, but not tried. During his 20-month imprisonment, Ferdinand Porsche's son, Ferry Porsche, decided to build his own car, because he could not find an existing one that he wanted to buy. He also had to steer the company through some of its most difficult days until his father's release in August 1947. The first models of what was to become the 356 were built in a small sawmill in Gmünd, Austria. The prototype car was shown to German auto dealers, and when pre-orders reached a set threshold, production (with Aluminium body) was begun by Porsche Konstruktionen GesmbH founded by Ferry and Louise. Many regard the 356 as the first Porsche simply because it was the first model sold by the fledgling company along with Porsche 360. After the production of 356 was taken over by the father's Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche GmbH in Stuttgart in 1950, Porsche commissioned a Zuffenhausen-based company, Reutter Karosserie, which had previously collaborated with the firm on Volkswagen Beetle prototypes, to produce the 356's steel body. In 1952, Porsche constructed an assembly plant (Werk 2) across the street from Reutter Karosserie; the main road in front of Werk 1, the oldest Porsche building, is now known as Porschestrasse. The 356 was road certified in 1948.

Porsche's company logo was based on the coat of arms of the Free People's State of Württemberg of former Weimar Germany, which had Stuttgart as its capital (the same arms were used by Württemberg-Hohenzollern from 1945-1952, while Stuttgart during these years was the capital of adjacent Württemberg-Baden). The arms of Stuttgart was placed in the middle as an inescutcheon, since the cars were made in Stuttgart. The heraldic symbols were combined with the texts "Porsche" and "Stuttgart", which shows that it is not a coat of arms since heraldic achievements never spell out the name of the armiger nor the armigers home town in the shield.

Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern became part of the present land of Baden-Württemberg in 1952 after the political consolidation of West Germany in 1949, and the old design of the arms of Württemberg now only lives on in the Porsche logo. On 30 January 1951, not long before the creation of Baden-Württemberg, Ferdinand Porsche died from complications following a stroke.


Timeline

1900  Lohner-Porsche electric car built
1948  First Porsche sports car built, the #1
1951  Porsche's first victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1953  550 debuts
1955  Porsche logo designed
1961  911 body designed
1966  911 Targa debuts
1969  914 debuts
1981  AWD 911 concept debuts at Frankfurt Auto Show
1996  Boxster debuts
2002  Cayenne debuts


Reference Desk

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TypeTitle
2003 BookPorsche Legends by Randy Leffingwell; Motorbooks International


Multimedia

DateMedia or Collection Name & DetailsFiles
4 April 2012Porsche Luxury Cars Parks First Dealership in Nigeria
Ricci Shryock, VOA News

Article Page
- 1.4MB - 3:10
17 December 2013Porsche 911 Turbo, 911 Carrera 4S, Cayenne GTS and Panamera Hybrid Walk Around
Matt Hubbard for Speedmonkey

Article Page
- 10.4MB - 2:23


Photographs

Porsche JM http://www.logodesignweb.com/stockphoto
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Documents

DateDocument Name & DetailsDocuments
11 January 2017
publication date
Settlement Agreement
Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
United States Customs and Border Protection

PDF
- 436KB - 13 pages


Article Index

DateArticleAuthor/Source
24 July 2003LaCie and F.A. Porsche Announce New Line of Designer DrivesLaCie
4 September 2003LaCie Delivers New Dual-Format Drives by World-Famous Porsche Design.LaCie
4 September 2003LaCie Races Ahead with New Line of Hard Drives, Design by F.A. Porsche.LaCie
15 November 2003GRUPOUNO DRIVES AWAY WITH PORSCHE ACCOUNTGrupoUno
14 Feburary 2006The Porsche® tradition of quality PerformanceChris Casarez
18 November 2006Christian Wulff will Einfluss von Porsche auf VW zurückdrängen Wikinews
20 November 2006Jüttner fordert Rückzug Wulffs aus dem VW-Aufsichtsrat Wikinews
24 March 2007Porsche will seine Anteile bei VW auf über 30 Prozent aufstocken Wikinews
8 May 2007VW Investors Turn Down Porsche's Low-Ball OfferAnthony Fontanelle
12 May 2007VW-Führungsgremien empfehlen den Aktionären die Ablehnung des Porsche-Übernahmeangebots Wikinews
24 October 2007Фольксваген может перейти под контроль Порше Викиновости
14 March 2008Porsche kämpft mit dem Land Niedersachsen um Einfluss bei VW Wikinews
7 May 2009Porsche and Volkswagen automakers agree to mergerWikinews
19 May 2009Porsche Trip to Beetle Land, TheRonnie Tanner
19 June 2009Porsche automaker's global sales drop 28% Wikinews
24 July 2009Porsche-Übernahme durch die Volkswagen AG perfekt – Wiedeking tritt zurück Wikinews
27 July 2009VW plant milliardenschwere Kapitalerhöhung zur Finanzierung der Porsche-Übernahme Wikinews
27 July 2009Wiedeking und Porsche gehen getrennte Wege Wikinews
30 August 2009Porsche - The beginningJorge Reis
12 March 2011Why Have A Proper Porshe ServiceAndy Jones
4 April 2012Porsche Luxury Cars Parks First Dealership in Nigeria Ricci Shryock, VOA News
5 July 2012German Carmaker Volkswagen Set To Takeover PorscheVOA Breaking News
5 July 2012VW buys Porsche for £3.6bn Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
6 July 2012Volkswagen покупает Porsche Викиновости
9 November 2012New compact sports car from Porsche? Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
28 December 2012Classic Porsche cutaway drawings Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
4 April 2013Mark Webber to race for Porsche at Le Mans in 2014? Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
10 April 2013Porsche looking at 4-cylinder engines and a new entry level sportscar Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
13 April 2013Gypsy camp springs up next door to Porsche GB Headquarters Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
14 April 2013Mark Webber to race at Le Mans with Porsche on 5 year contract? The latest news Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
8 May 2013Porsches to race in Martini colours again Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
12 June 2013A day at the Porsche Experience Centre, Silverstone Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
12 June 2013This is the 2014 Porsche LMP1 prototype race carMatt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
27 June 2013Mark Webber to drive for Porsche in LMP1 from 2014 and beyondMatt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
2 July 2013Porsche flat-6 engine 50 year history mega-gallery Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
30 July 2013200 classic barn-find Porsches to be auctioned Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
28 August 2013200 Porsche barn find collection - 90% sold at the first auction Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
9 October 2013Porsche Expect To Profit From New Models Geoff Maxted, DriveWrite Automotive
11 October 2013Porsche sales continue to rise and the Cayenne continues to outsell all other models Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
31 October 2013Porsche profit, revenue and delivery figures for 2013 Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
10 November 2013Porsche To Showcase New Models - At Two Shows Geoff Maxted, DriveWrite Automotive
28 November 2013New Porsche 928? No. Sometimes The Press gets It Wrong Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
19 December 2013A Mega Day With Porsche - Photos And Videos Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
28 December 2013A Plethora Of Porsches - Quite An Experience 2 Geoff Maxted, DriveWrite Automotive
11 March 2014Geneva Motor Show - Porsche 919, 911 Targa And Macan Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
30 August 2014Nissan (& Mitsubishi) vs. Porsche Bill Crittenden
1 December 2014I May End Up Owning Three Old Porsches After A Drunk eBay Session Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey
14 June 2015Porsche volvió a la victoria en las 24 Horas de Le Mans después de 17 años Wikinoticias
30 November 2015No Charge for Shipping on Porsche Accessories and Parts from Braman Auto PartsBraman Auto Parts
30 December 2015Fourth Annual Festivals of Speed and Amelia Island Select Auctions Return to the Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort-Porsche to Be Featured MarqueFestivals of Speed
20 January 2016Fourth Annual Festivals of Speed and Amelia Island Select Auctions return to the Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort; Porsche to be featured marqueFestivals of Speed
23 May 2016Certain Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Components Thereof, Institution of InvestigationFederal Register: ITC (Lisa R. Barton)
19 June 2016Porsche logra su victoria número 18 en las 24 Horas de Le Mans Wikinoticias
20 July 2016Top Ten Real Estate Deals News: Porsche Sky Car Condos Open SoonTop Ten Real Estate Deals
27 October 2016KLA Industries, LLC Announces New Air/Oil Separator Diaphragm for Porsche V8 EnginesKLA Industries, LLC
7 June 2017KLA Industries, LLC Announces New Power Steering Seal KitsKLA Industries, LLC
2 April 2019Former Salesman of Porsche Dealership Charged in $2.2 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Non-Existent Rare Porsche ModelsU.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida
16 September 2019Former Salesman of Porsche Dealership Pleads Guilty to Over $3 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Non-Existent Rare Porsche ModelsU.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida
18 November 2020Porsche Design Acer Book RS Now Available in the United States at Acer StoreAcer America





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