They are screwed in China. All that investment is lost. They had better pay attention to what we want here in their largest market USA/Canada/Mexico. Herr Blume has been too busy with WV and has neglected Porsche.
I wrote this short article (Requiem for the sportscar) last week: [pedrosgarage.com]
Happy Boxstering, Pedro
Pedro Bonilla 1998 Boxster 986 - 317,000+ miles: [garage.pca.org] [www.PedrosGarage.com] PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman) Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
all of which suggest Porsche is deferring or abandoning its EV plans.
ICE engines will continue for at least some time. All of this is pretty unclear in real life. It is not like VW autogroup is in trouble - really. The whole marketplace is in a state of flux though. That is not going to change soon.
I hope thye listen to customers. But again, we will see