Porsche is also closed

Zuffenhausen and Leipzig plants shut down for two weeks starting March 21st

It was announced that Italy's Lamborghini and Ferrari will close their factories for a while to prevent coronavirus infection, but Porsche also came here on March 18, 2020. Finally, it was announced that we would have a good night.

Production will be suspended for two weeks from March 21, 2020.

★ Addition (2020.4.29) ★
Porsche revives factory from May 4th, to resume production

The reason for temporarily stopping production is, of course, measures to prevent infection by the coronavirus.

Furthermore, not only from the perspective of infection prevention, but also the global supply chain stagnation seems to be one of the reasons why production must be stopped.

Porsche is said to be a decision to stop production, considering that financial problems are okay in case of such a decrease in demand.

The main Zuffenhausen plant and the Leipzig production site will be closed from March 21, 2020.

Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche AG,

"This factory closure has helped protect our employees and reduce coronavirus infections. I can't say anything about the future. But I can say that 2020 is a very challenging year. To be. "

Is said.

In addition to the suspension of production, Porsche also decided on some other strengthening measures:

• Prohibition of business trips
• Strengthening "Mobile Working"
• Meetings are video or conference calls only

I think this is very disappointing news for those who are currently in the production process and are waiting for delivery, but I think that this is unavoidable and unavoidable.

Porsche Carrera Cup Japan 2020 also postponed

The opening round of Porsche Carrera Cup Japan 2020, which was scheduled to be held at the Okayama International Circuit from April 11 to 12, 2020, and the postponement of the second round have also been decided.

The opening round of Super GT was also postponed, so it seems that it will be postponed based on that decision. The new schedule for how long it will be postponed will be announced as soon as it is decided, so it is currently being adjusted (as of March 19, 2020).

I hope that peaceful days will come back soon.

Source:
◆ (Official) Porsche stops production due to the coronavirus　　
◆ (Official) Porsche Carrera Cup Japan 2020 season opening game postponed

Continued:Porsche extends factory holidays

Rika (911supercars.com)

I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).