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• Porsche/Volkswagen showdown looms by July 16   [Jul 04, 2009]

  Porsche's squabbling owners are set to discuss an investment by Qatar in the next two weeks, a milestone which could change the dynamics of a Porsche/Volkswagen merger, people close to the talks ...

• German carmakers hurt in US, Porsche sales plunge   [Jul 02, 2009]

  Porsche vehicle sales plummeted 62 percent to 1,072 vehicles last month in the U.S. market, its biggest, as demand evaporated for its luxury sports utility vehicle Cayenne.Sales of its core ...

• Porsche rebuffs VW offer, calling deal 'unfeasible'   [Jun 30, 2009]

  Porsche rebuffed Volkswagen's proposed purchase of 49 percent of the sports car maker as part of a merger, saying a sale of the unit would incur a financial penalty that rendered the deal ...

• Porsche says Qatar submits written offer for deal   [Jun 30, 2009]

  Qatar has made an offer to the controlling Porsche and Piech families that could help reduce the mountain of debt at their wholly owned automotive holding Porsche SE."We received an offer from the ...

• VW denies having issued ultimatum to Porsche   [Jun 29, 2009]

  Volkswagen said it had not presented Porsche with an ultimatum to accept its layout for a merger of the two carmakers, denying a media report and accusations from Porsche."There is no ultimatum," a ...

• Porsche balks at 'ultimatum' on VW merger deal   [Jun 28, 2009]

  Porsche SE supervisory board Chairman Wolfgang Porsche balked at an ultimatum from Volkswagen AG and the state of Lower Saxony to agree on a blueprint for the merger of the two carmakers. A June 29 ...

• Porsche to apply for German gov't funding again   [Jun 23, 2009]

  German luxury sports car maker Porsche will try again to apply for huge governmental funding after its failed bid to seize control of Volkswagen, it was revealed on Monday. The German development ...

• Daimler in talks to buy stake in Porsche - report   [Jun 20, 2009]

  German car maker Daimler is in advanced talks to buy a stake in sports car maker Porsche SE, German magazine "manager magazin" reported on Friday on its website, citing financial sources.Daimler ...

• Porsche likely to offer $3.45 bln stake to Qatar   [Jun 16, 2009]

  Porsche SE may sell a stake for as much as 2.5 billion euros ($3.45 billion) to Qatar as the German maker of sports cars seeks to cut debt and stay independent of Volkswagen AG, two people familiar ...

• China to pass Germany as No. 2 Porsche market   [Jun 15, 2009]

  Porsche SE said China may pass Germany as its second-biggest market within three years on rising wages and demand for the $260,000 Panamera sports sedan. "All premier manufacturers are showing good ...

• Porsche says is in exclusive talks with Qatar   [Jun 09, 2009]

  Porsche is in exclusive talks to strike a deal with the Gulf state of Qatar that could ease the German automotive group's debt burden, Porsche said on Tuesday, confirming earlier reports."There are ...

• Porsche turns to German government for loan   [Jun 04, 2009]

  Porsche said it had asked the German government for a loan, raising fresh questions on Wednesday over its ability to manage a debt mountain that has already forced it to abandon a takeover of ...

• Porsche still aims for integrated co. with VW   [Jun 02, 2009]

  Porsche Automobil Holding SE Monday reiterated its goal of creating an integrated automotive company with Volkswagen AG. In reaction to a resolution by Volkswagen's European workers' council calling ...

• Porsche received 700 mln euro loan from VW   [May 25, 2009]

  Volkswagen (VW) said it loaned 700 million euros ($980 million) to Porsche, adding a bizarre twist to the German sportscar maker's bungled takeover of Europe's largest carmaker.A spokesman for ...

• Porsche joining with Volkswagen?   [May 22, 2009]

  Mergers and combines are the order of the day and now it seems that the family members who own Porsche and Volkswagen may be coming together to revive the fortunes of both the companies which have ...

• Porsche, Volkswagen reaffirm merger goal   [May 21, 2009]

  The squabbling cousins who run Porsche and Volkswagen appeared to bury the hatchet on Tuesday, agreeing to work together once more towards a combination of the two German carmakers.Porsche Chairman ...

• Volkswagen halts merger talks with Porsch   [May 18, 2009]

  Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, has halted tie-up talks with Porsche as it said its smaller peer and major shareholder was not ready for a merger.The two companies had planned to meet on ...

• BYD T6: do not just be copycat version of popular brand   [May 11, 2009]

  A recent car photo claimed to have come from an official brochure of BYD Auto has caught broad attention because that car looks almost identical to Porsche Cayenne.Rumor has it that the model, called ...

• Volkswagen, Porsche agree to merge operations   [May 08, 2009]

  Porsche Automobil Holding SE on Wednesday said it will merge operations with Volkswagen AG and come together as one giant automaker, essentially building 10 independent car brands under one ...

• Porsche, Piech families to talk over VW merger   [May 06, 2009]

  Porsche SE's controlling shareholders, the Porsche and Piech families, plan to meet in Salzburg, Austria today to hash out how to combine the sports-car maker with Volkswagen AG and reduce 9 billion ...