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Nein! Porsche denies U.S. production of Cayenne
It didn't take long for Porsche to set the record straight about its rumored production plans for the Cayenne in North America. Speaking with Autoweek, Porsche spokesman Albrecht Bamler, refuted a report by Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper that the automaker planned to build Cayenne's at Volkswagen's new factory in the U.S. According to Bamler, there's no need to produce Stuttgart's uber-ute here in the States, since European manufacturers supply parts and Porsche is protected against the weak dollar by currency hedging through 2013. However, Handelsblatt's report said that production of the Cayenne in the U.S. wouldn't begin until after 2015, two years after Porsche's currency hedging expires. Does that mean N.A.-built Cayennes are still a possibility? Bamler says it's too early to speculate on the next Cayenne and Porsche's production plans.
[Source: Autoweek]
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wslcrew 1:50PM (5/15/2008)
What about Mexico? VW has a plant down there
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NikolasM 2:37PM (5/15/2008)
Why is this car even being considered any further than this model year? Fugly and a stupid waste of money.
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993C4S 11:00AM (5/16/2008)
With sales of the flagship 911 down almost 50% year over year, there would be no Porsche of any type without the Cayenne. Ugly or not this SUV is what keeps the company afloat for right now.
See this post for more info: http://993c4s.com/posche-news/porsche-raises-prices-on-cayenne-because-they-can/
Farris 3:02PM (5/15/2008)
Haha, that image reminds me of Austin Powers where he says "Amazing how the British countryside looks NOTHING like Southern California!"
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Bah 4:19PM (5/15/2008)
Please say that this is the first step in stopping the Cayanne altogether. Porsche never needed to make a truck to begin with.
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ugg.tryptophan 4:24PM (5/15/2008)
+1 for a Cayenne free America!
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tekman94 5:46PM (5/15/2008)
I thought they were produced for the U.S.A. I might be reading this wrong though, but if they aren't available in the USA how come there all over EBAY. That's another nice SUV.
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