AboutPorsche SE or Porsche is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piech families. Porsche SE holds two chief assets, the first of
which is Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, often shortened to Porsche AG, manufacturer of the Porsche automobile line. The second asset is a majority stake in Volkswagen AG. The company
is headquartered in Zuffenhausen, a city district of Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg.
It was founded in 1930 by Ferdinand Porsche, an Austro-Hungarian engineer born in Maffersdorf, Austria-Hungary (today Vratislavice, Czech Republic). Porsche is also known for
designing the first Volkswagen, but Bela Barenyi is credited with having conceived the basic design five years earlier. The company currently produces 911 (997), Boxster and Cayman
sports cars and Cayenne sport utility vehicles. The company plans to launch its new four-door Panamera towards the middle of 2009. |