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Production of new Porsche Macan officially launched in Leipzig
Porsche in Leipzig – high-tech plant and handcrafting
  • Porsche plant in Leipzig expanded into comprehensive factory with 500 million euros
  • Macan, Cayenne and Panamera are produced in state-of-the-art sustainable factory

Overview
Overview – a systematic approach to production
Leipzig assembly plant becomes a comprehensive factory
  • Porsche produces the Macan, Cayenne and Panamera in Leipzig
  • Porsche launches second comprehensive factory in Leipzig with body shop and paint shop
  • Porsche plant in Leipzig specialises in models with front-mounted engines

Expansion phase
Like open heart surgery
Porsche Leipzig still ran at full capacity while the plant was being expanded
  • Porsche implemented the largest construction project of its history in less than 36 months
  • Production floor area expanded from 79,900 to 245,900 square metres, costing 500 million euros

Production
How the new Macan is produced
Aluminium-steel body can be painted in any colour
  • Aluminium bonnet is masterpiece of body manufacturing
  • New paint shop can paint car in any conceivable colour that a Porsche customer wishes

Team
New workforce is growing
The Leipzig team doubles in size
  • Newly designed training centres guarantee ideal qualification opportunities
  • New training workshop makes an exciting and outstanding apprenticeship programme possible

Sustainability
An environmentally-friendly factory
17,000 metric tonnes of CO₂ are saved at Porsche in Leipzig annually
  • Photovoltaic system on body shop roof reduces power needs by 800,000 kWh annually
  • Up to 80 percent of heat for paint shop is generated CO₂ neutrally by a biomass power plant

Customer Centre
Porsche Leipzig is more than just a plant
Automotive adventure world with race track and off-road obstacle course
  • Customer Centre for new car buyers and exclusive events
  • FIA-certified Porsche circuit with route segments from legendary race tracks

Social and cultural projects
Porsche Leipzig as a part of society
Sports car maker sponsors social and cultural projects
  • Porsche is main sponsor of Leipzig's legendary Gewandhaus Orchestra
  • Support ranges from work with youth to preservation of historical monuments

Milestones
  • Plant opening for the first generation Cayenne in August 2002
  • Production of the Panamera launched in April 2009
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