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Porsche’s North American CEO Leaves Company

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President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Kjell Gruner, has left the company. The former Porsche AG chief marketing officer took the wheel to oversee our region less than three years ago and has reportedly made an abrupt exodus.& Gruner joined Porsche in 1999 from Boston Consulting Group.

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Porsche introduces 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car

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Porsche has introduced the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car, the first of six or more plug-in hybrids coming from the Volkswagen Group. Porsche had unveiled the concept version of the 918 Spyder Plug-in Hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010. The global warranty period for the traction battery is seven years.

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IHS forecasts global EV charger market to grow to more than 12.7M units in 2020

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The global EV Charger (EVC) market is forecast to grow from more than 1 million units in 2014 to more than 12.7 Japan accounts for roughly 50% of the global total of all CHAdeMO stations, according to the IHS Automotive report. million units in 2020, according to a new EV Charging Infrastructure report by IHS Inc.

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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Michael Mauer will lead Group Design in addition to his present function at Porsche. He has been Head of the Design Department at Porsche AG since 2004 and was also given responsibility for styling the 2007 Porsche Cayenne, the Panamera and the 918 Spyder. Wolfram Thomas takes charge of Group Production.

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VW and Porsche to Merge; New Integrated Auto Group with 10 Brands, Led by VW

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At its extraordinary meeting today, Volkswagen AG’s Supervisory Board approved the comprehensive agreement to create an integrated automotive group with Porsche, led by Volkswagen. Porsche Automobil Holding SE’ss Supervisory Board has also approved the concept for the combination of the two companies.

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BYD unveils sleek new electric hatch and 1,000 hp tri-motor Denza Z9 GT EV

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China’s BYD is unleashing a series of new electric vehicles as it expands the brand globally. The Z9 GT is the brand’s new flagship luxury electric sedan poised to compete with Porsche and BMW. Founded in 2010 as a 50/50 JV between BYD and Daimler (Mercedes-Benz), BYD now controls 90% of the brand.

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Volkswagen Group now planning 22M EVs in ten years; 70 new electric models by 2028

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That is how we will be making our contribution towards limiting global warming. The first of the new-generation electric vehicles go into production this year: the AUDI e-tron will be followed by the Porsche Taycan. At the same time, CO2 emissions at all plants are to be cut 50% by 2025 compared with 2010. Earlier post.).

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