Porsche (finance)

Our business model, which has carried us for many decades, no longer works in this form.

— Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche, in a message to all Porsche employees

We have to recover our petrol strategy, but I’m very positive that once we have the Macan with the petrol engine, we have a very balanced offer for our customers on electric and petrol cars.

— Mark Leiters, in his first interview with international media since taking over Porsche, told the Financial Times

The market environment in China remains consistently challenging.

— Explained by Porsche in a company statement.

Whoever questions our perspective is calling into question a site that helped build Audi AG.

— Jens Stammler, Audi works council chairman, at Audi's works council meeting in Neckarsulm

The signs point to conflict.

— Thorsten Gröger, IG Metall district chief, in an interview with Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung

In this dimension, it's an unsightly novelty.

— Christian Strenger, governance expert; caption under a photo of Porsche SE's headquarters in Zuffenhausen

Today WE decide the survival of the Volkswagen Group.

— From the Volkswagen Board (executive board) – stated during a board meeting, emphasizing the survival of the group.

The more attention the car receives, the better the chances for more people to see the information about missing children, leading to more reunifications.

— Du Lin, Porsche owner, explaining that increased visibility of missing-child information can lead to more reunifications.

Plant closures are not possible with IG Metall anyway.

— Christiane Brenner, head of IG Metall, said that plant closures are not possible with IG Metall anyway.

The global automotive industry is in a mega-crisis. And the Volkswagen Group is right in the middle of it.

— Oliver Blume, in an interview published in the company's intranet

In recent years we have identified highly attractive investment opportunities with great success. Our unique network has evolved into a central strategic asset.

— Hans Dieter Pötsch, Chairman of Porsche SE, explaining the holding's engagement in growth sectors

If I were dead, I would turn in my grave today.

— Lutz Mieschke, co-founder of MHP, in a LinkedIn post criticizing the sale of MHP to the Tata Group

The concession today could be repaid tomorrow with interest.

— Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Director of the Center Automotive Research (CAR), describing his proposal for a temporary longer workweek without pay that could be compensated later through profits.

Plant closures are out of the question for us.

— Christiane Benner, IG Metall chief and VW supervisory board member, said this in the context of discussions about planned plant closures at Volkswagen.

The confrontational approach and the board's communication in the past weeks were not productive.

— In a joint statement by IG Metall chief Christiane Benner and VW works council chair Daniela Cavallo.

would mean the maximum escalation

— Gregor Bachmann, expert in stock and capital market law at Humboldt University Berlin, told Spiegel