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Porsche investing €600M in Leipzig plant; new body shop for electric Macan

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Since the initial ground-breaking ceremony in February 2000, we have invested more than 1.3 The decision to manufacture the next generation of the Macan in Leipzig is a vote of confidence in the employees who work at the site. The factory was opened in 2002 and started with series production of the Cayenne SUV with 259 employees.

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The next generation of the Porsche Macan compact SUV will be fully electric

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The Supervisory Board of Porsche AG has decided to manufacture the next generation of the Macan as a fully electric series. The decision to manufacture the next generation of the Macan at the company’s Leipzig site was taken as early as the beginning of July last year. Current generation Macan.

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Winterkorn says Volkswagen developing 10-speed DCT and high-performance diesel; plug-in hybrids offer great potential

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Since 2000, the group has reduced the fuel consumption of its TDI and TSI engines by more than 30%. They will be followed by the Golf and other models, such as the Passat, Audi A6 and Porsche Cayenne. Diesel Engines Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Plug-ins Vehicle Manufacturers' Earlier post.).

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