The suspension of production expansion was already announced in April 2025.However, it was recently announced that Cellforce Group GmbH (hereinafter referred to as Cellforce), a subsidiary of Porsche AG, will not be expanding production of high-performance batteries as planned.
Cellforce was originally established in 2021 as a joint venture between Porsche and Customcells Holding GmbH for the production and sale of high-performance battery cells.
Cellforce, which was originally supposed to expand production of high-performance batteries, will now continue development as an independent research and development division (cell and system development).
Porsche says it will continue to invest in research and development of battery cells, and will continue to support the electrification initiative it began in 2019.
Given the wide regional disparities in the launch of e-mobility around the world, which means lower-than-expected demand for electric vehicles, and sales numbers in the US and China currently below expectations for a variety of reasons, it appears that it has been determined that expanding production is not sufficiently profitable and therefore not economically viable.
However, Porsche's electrified vehicle ratio (including hybrid vehicles) in Europe in the first half of 2025 will be approximately 571 TP1T, which exceeds the IPO target for the European market. Globally, Porsche will have achieved an electrification ratio of approximately 361 TP1T during this period, highlighting its commitment to electric vehicles going forward.
According to Reuters, this decision is expected to result in the layoff of around 200 of Cellforce's roughly 300 employees, some of whom will be offered employment opportunities at PowerCo, the Volkswagen Group's battery division.
In addition, Cellforce's know-how can also be utilized by V4Smart GmbH & Co. KG.
In March 2025, Porsche acquired the ultra-high performance lithium-ion battery business from the VARTA AG group, and the V4Smart batteries are already being used as booster cells in the Porsche 911 GTS model.
In addition, there are plans to release derivative models of the 911 equipped with high-performance hybrids in the future.
By the way, the Porsche Macan EV is said to be equipped with a battery manufactured by Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CAT), a Chinese company. Now that Porsche has abandoned plans to manufacture its own batteries, it seems likely that the company will continue to rely on such external suppliers.
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◆(Official) Cellforce to set up production in proximity to Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen
◆Slow EV Demand Forces Porsche to Halt Plans for High-Performance Battery Production
◆Maintenance time supply for Macan electric batteries Departure distance: 800km
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I'm Rika, the author of this article. Since I got my hands on a Porsche 911, I've been completely hooked on Porsches and I can't stop loving them, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are the 911 Carrera (2/991), 911 Carrera Cabriolet & 911 Carrera T (1/992), GT3 (1/997) and 718 Cayman GT4 RS.
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