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Porsche and Boeing to partner on premium urban air mobility market; electric VTOL concept

Green Car Congress

Porsche and Boeing signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the premium urban air mobility market and the extension of urban traffic into airspace. With this partnership, both companies will leverage their respective market strengths and insights to study the future of premium urban air mobility vehicles.

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Porsche Q1 sales soar, but Taycan production issues remain

Teslarati

Porsche has released its Q1 sales report, and it’s a mixed bag for Europe’s most valuable car maker. Despite Porsche’s limited EV offerings compared to its traditional rivals and its newest competitor, Tesla, the brand has been making headway, with sales climbing consistently quarter over quarter.

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It’s a buyers’ market! Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y dominate  rapidly growing used EV sales in Australia

EV Central

While demand growth for EVs outstrips traditional petrol and diesel vehicles, buyers still have the upper hand in an Australian used electric vehicle market dominated by Tesla. That’s the findings from the Automotive Insights Report analysing March 2024 used car sales compiled by AutoGrab and the Australian Automotive Dealer Association.

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Tesla price cuts push EV market toward affordability with broader influence

Teslarati

While luxury automakers Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche all marked September 2023 with increases in pricing compared to the same month a year prior, Tesla helped offset these increases with cuts of its own in the United States. At last check, we had 15 new EV models for sale that were not available a year earlier.

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Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model X earn five-star safety rating in Europe

Green Car Reports

So far, it’s hard to find an electric car for sale in the U.S. or European markets that isn’t also a top-notch safety performer.

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Porsche’s North American CEO Leaves Company

The Truth About Cars

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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Alpine Says A110 Successor Will Come to United States, Outlines Expansion Plan

The Truth About Cars

The brand is now fleshing out plans to expand into our market, stating that it hopes to begin U.S. Rumor has it that the vehicle will play host to a battery pack sized just shy of 80 kWh and that the engineering team is hoping to create a rival of the all-electric 718 Porsche has been developing. operations by 2026.