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- Volkswagen Plant Begins Partial Production Of Porsche Boxster
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Porsche to Cooperate with Magna Steyr for Boxster & Cayman Assembly
In a statement issued today, Porsche said that in 2012, it will replace Finnish contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive with the Austrian company Magna Steyr for the production of the mid-engine Boxster and Cayman models. Holger P. Härter, Deputy Chairman of Porsche SE, commented: “Over the last eleven years, Valmet has built more than 200,000 sports cars of outstanding quality for us. Our decision not to continue our successful cooperation is in no way a vote against Valmet. Rather, it was the high development capacity and competence of our future partner that tipped the balance in favor of our new partner.â€
- Bmw To Reportedly End Mini Manufacturing At Magna Steyr In Austria From 2016
BMW Group will end production of Mini vehicles at Austrian contract manufacturer Magna Steyr in 2016, when the current deal expires. The Mini Countryman and Mini Paceman crossovers are currently built by Magna Steyr in Austria, but BMW wants to relocate...
- Infiniti Backs Out Of Plan To Have Magna Steyr Build Its Mercedes-benz-based Compact Model
In May this year, the Nissan group announced that it had come to an agreement and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with auto manufacturer Magna Steyr for the assembly of a new, Mercedes-Benz-based, Infiniti compact model in Austria. Well,...
- Volkswagen Plant Begins Partial Production Of Porsche Boxster
Common perception has it that all Porsches are manufactured in Germany. Yet the first- and second-generation of the Boxster roadster were assembled in Finland by Valmet, as was the Boxster-based Cayman coupe. In 2011, Porsche terminated this deal and...
- Valmet's Dawn Spills Onto The Geneva Floors, Company Announces Deal With Marussia To Build The B2
If you're still trying to figure out what you're looking at in this pictures, you're not alone. Many have tried but few have succeeded to decode Valmet Automotive's Dawn concept car, which was presented at the 82nd Geneva International...
- Fisker Starts Production Of The Karma Plug-in Hybrid Sports Saloon In Finland
Fisker Automotive kicked-off production of its Karma plug-in hybrid sedan in Finland this week, with the company planning to sell the first cars in the United States and Europe from April. The California-based automaker assembles the Karma at Valmet...