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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

Electric & new energy vehicles

Shifting gears: how foreign giants aim to catch up in China’s EV era

International carmakers launch tailored models and accelerate R&D as they scramble to match the speed and sophistication of domestic rivals.

2 May 2026 - 11:00AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

BMW sees smoother road ahead in China after sales skid in 2025

13 Mar 2026 - 8:00AM

Luxury cars

Andrea Zagato on the Capricorn 01, coachbuilder Zagato’s first hypercar

19 Feb 2026 - 6:00AM

2026 Olympic Winter Games

Eileen Gu to get Winter Games spotlight again but passport issue won’t go away

The Chinese superstar skier was born and raised in the US, where her father is from, but changed allegiance to her mother’s homeland in 2019.

31 Jan 2026 - 6:35PM

Olympic champion freeskier Eileen Gu, who won her 20 World Cup title recently, will be in the spotlight again as China’s most prominent athlete at the Winter Games at Milano-Cortina. Photo: AFP

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong police arrest off-duty officer after elderly man knocked down by car

Police say driver was travelling along On Lok Road towards Tai Kiu Road on Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his Porsche.

28 Dec 2025 - 6:14PM

SCMP Highlights

BYD’s big plans in Brazil, Xpeng tries to go global: 7 EV reads

From EV battery giants in China venturing into shipbuilding to BYD’s ambitious plans in Brazil, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

24 Dec 2025 - 3:30PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Luxury EV built with Huawei tops Porsche’s Panamera and BMW’s 7 Series in China

Chinese carmakers gain confidence in the premium segment as Maextro S800 – developed by Huawei and JAC Group – tops sales above US$100,000.

23 Dec 2025 - 8:45PM

The Maextro S800 recorded more than 2,100 deliveries in mainland China last month. Photo: Getty Images

Electric & new energy vehicles

High-end car sales sink in China as cheaper brands trump European marques

Many buyers were swayed by a 20,000 yuan (US$2,830 ) trade-in subsidy offered by the government for purchasing electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

14 Dec 2025 - 3:22PM

Trending in China

China gym offers Porsche for losing 50kg in 3 months, charges US$1,400 entry fee

Registration fee is US$1,400, covering meals, shared accommodation, but details on training, diet, weight loss targets remain undisclosed.

29 Oct 2025 - 10:35AM

Malaysia

Gotta sell ‘em all: Malaysian offers Pokemon cards for US$441,993 or a Porsche

Damiral Imran’s sought-after collection highlights the booming trading card hobby in the country.

23 Oct 2025 - 12:50PMvideocam

Damiral Imran said he spent around 1.62 million ringgit on his Pokemon card collection. Photo: Facebook/damiral.imran.3

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xiaomi takes on Porsche with customised luxury EVs in China

The Chinese EV maker has started a bespoke service that adds at least US$14,000 to the sticker price of an SU7 Ultra EV.

6 Oct 2025 - 9:36AM

Xiaomi’s SU7 Ultra EV is unveiled during in Beijing on October 29, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Malaysia

Luxury car owners skipping out on US$8.5 million road tax drive Malaysians mad

Owners of over 6,300 Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, Bentley, Ferrari and Porsche cars have not been paying for the privilege, minister reveals.

25 Sep 2025 - 2:41PMvideocam

Marathons

World’s fastest marathon man to lead runners as Sydney race joins elite group

Organisers expect about 35,000 people to run on Sunday, with event predicted to be worth US$47 million in tourism spending over next three years.

28 Aug 2025 - 3:00PM

Malaysia

Is Malaysia’s EV boom a cybersecurity risk?

A new report says the industry’s shift towards software-dependent vehicles is creating new vulnerabilities for hackers to exploit.

30 Jul 2025 - 3:24PM

The MAS 7, Malaysian automotive firm Proton’s first electric vehicle, on display in Kuala Lumpur last year. Photo: Reuters

Automobiles

Behind the scenes at Le Mans – and what it takes to win

A look at the changing face of the world’s most famous endurance race, won this year for the first time by a Chinese driver.

16 Jul 2025 - 4:21PM

Hongkonger Antares Au competes
in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Photo: Jurgen Tapp Photography

Trending in China

China women pay US$14 to relax with charming men who take them on luxury car rides

An observer notes that in an age of fragmented social lives, growing loneliness, many are willing to pay for brief emotional comfort.

12 Jun 2025 - 9:46AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xiaomi’s EV unit to become profitable this year, CEO Lei Jun says

Smart EV unit recorded 4.3 billion yuan of gross profit last quarter, trailing operating expenses by 500 million yuan, according to its financial report.

3 Jun 2025 - 8:47PMvideocam

Architecture and design

Renowned architect Norman Foster on his famous Hong Kong buildings

A thread connects Foster’s groundbreaking Hong Kong projects to his experimental installation at the Venice Biennale of Architecture.

23 May 2025 - 5:00PM

Gateway to Venice’s Waterway, an installation by Norman Foster in collaboration with Porsche. Photo: Loop

Trending in China

China top Porsche seller, with 340 cars sold in 2 years, faces sex rumours

Mu credits her sales success to her genuine approach, strong client relationships, photography skills and offering emotional value.

18 Apr 2025 - 7:07PM

Luxury cars

Why the new Porsche Macan is leading the charge in electric SUVs

Porsche’s all-electric SUV has the power, the comfort and a decent range, but can it convince petrol heads to change over?

23 Feb 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

New petrol and diesel engines in the works as EV sales stall

Carmakers such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Toyota are launching cleaner, more efficient internal combustion engines. Are they here to stay?

11 Dec 2024 - 7:59AM

New petrol and diesel engines are being engineered. Photo: Getty Images

China-EU relations

EU investments in China soar to new quarterly record of US$3.9 billion

Germany’s Volkswagen, BMW and BASF are the top three investing businesses, according to Rhodium Group analysis.

31 Oct 2024 - 3:03PMvideocam

The electric BMW i3 at a car show in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on June 16, 2024. Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Millionaires and billionaires

What is Edwin Castro doing a year after his epic US lottery win?

The overnight multimillionaire is spending his fortune on sports cars, mansions and dates with models, apparently – he was spotted on a recent outing with Payten Vincent at Nobu

18 Jul 2024 - 4:00AM

Cybersecurity

Shanghai releases white list to expedite overseas data transfers for companies

The ‘general data’ list, covering 64 categories, will enable certain firms to make data transfers overseas without a security assessment.

17 May 2024 - 9:06PM

Xiaomi

Xiaomi surprises with lower-than-expected pricing on new EVs

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has launched its much-awaited first electric vehicle, pricing the standard model at 215,900 yuan (US$29,867) to take on Tesla’s Model 3 in the world’s largest EV market.

28 Mar 2024 - 11:43PM

Lei Jun, founder and CEO of Xiaomi, speaks during the SU7 electric car launch ceremony in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE

China's economic recovery

Tesla, Porsche chip in as Shanghai allays cross-border data flow ‘sore point’

China’s industrial and commercial hub of Shanghai is seeking to roll out a three-tiered cross-border data flow regulation by March in a bid to address a long-standing ‘sore point’ for foreign firms.

31 Jan 2024 - 4:43PMvideocam

Tesla, Porsche’s China sales subsidiary and SAIC’s joint ventures with foreign partners are among the 14 auto companies crafting proposals to be released for implementation in March. Pictured is the Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai. Photo: Xinhua

Stocks

Porsche’s investors lose hope of a supercar stock like Ferrari

Prospects for 2024 aren’t looking up, either, with Porsche telling analysts last week that sales volumes would likely be flat.

25 Jan 2024 - 2:41PM

Millionaires and billionaires

6 of the most expensive celebrity-owned cars ever, from Porsche to McLaren

Ronaldo’s Bugatti Centodieci seems as though it was made for him, Elon Musk is a fan of the iconic 90s McLaren F1, and Beyoncé and Jay-Z found their dream car in the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail

24 Dec 2023 - 5:00AM

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