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| Type | Public (Xetra: PAH3) (FWB: PAH3) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1931: by Ferdinand Porsche and Ferry Porsche |
| Headquarters |  Stuttgart, Germany |
| Key people | Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking, CEO and President |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Revenue | €7.273 billion (2006) |
| Employees | 11,910 |
| Website | porsche.com |
Porsche SE or Porsche (German, pronounced [ˈpɔɹʃə]) is a German manufacturer of automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch families. Porsche SE holds two chief assets, the first of which is Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, often shortened to Porsche AG, manufacturer of the Porsche automobile line. The second asset is a large stake in Volkswagen AG. The company is headquartered in Zuffenhausen, a city district of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg.
It was founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, an Austro-Hungarian engineer, born in Maffersdorf, Austria-Hungary (today Vratislavice, Czech Republic). Also known the designer of the first Volkswagen, but the real, that was designed by Béla Barényi five years before. They currently produce 911 (997), Boxster, Cayman, and GT sports cars and Cayenne sport utility vehicles. Porsche also makes a brand of mountain and hybrid bikes called Carrera.
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