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The manufacturing plant at Zuffenhausen, Germany, has been home to Porsche since 1938 Weissach, Germany If Zuffenhausen is the manufacturing powerhouse of Porsche in Stuttgart, Weissach – just 25km west of the city – is where the cutting-edge ideas and technological developments for the company take place. Inaugurated in 1971, today some ...
- 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...
Sep 27, 2018 · 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.
Nov 16, 2023 · Porsche upgrades Zuffenhausen production plant for the future. 16/11/2023. Porsche is upgrading its main plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen for the future by carrying out extensive reconstruction measures and extensions. In the future, the electric sports cars in the next 718 generation will be produced on the traditional assembly line for the two ...
The new Porsche museum stands on a conspicuous junction just outside Porsche Headquarters in Zuffenhausen. The display area covers 5600 square metres featuring over 80 exhibits, many rare cars and a variety of historical models. The museum was designed by the architects Delugan Meissl Associated Architects.
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Jun 23, 2022 · The sports car manufacturer Porsche is orchestrating parts of its logistics in Zuffenhausen via the MHP FleetExecuter. Products 16/11/2023. Porsche upgrades Zuffenhausen production plant for the future. The Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer is investing some 250 million euros in the construction work. Company 09/06/2023.
