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Porsche

Porsche is a German sports car brand owned by the Piëch and Porsche families, and Qatar Holdings. The company was founded by in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, an Austrian engineer, and Porsche's son-in-law Anton Piëch, an Austrian lawyer. It is now part of the Volkswagen group, which also makes and markets Audis and Bugatti Veyrons.

Chairman / President

Hans Dieter Pötsch

CEO / Managing Director

Oliver Blume

CFO / Finance Director

Lutz Meschke

Industry

Automotive

Website

Porsche.com

Headquarters address

Porscheplatz 1, 70435 Stuttgart, Germany

Stock Code

FWB:VW

Year founded

1931

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Opinion | The West was never the whole world. It’s time to move on