Autoweek Words on IMS

[southernstar]

Haz, there were no US produced Porsche 986/987/996 models. The lawsuit only applies to cars SOLD in the USA, since that is where the litigation was brought and is being settled. Of course, the IMS bearing problem is one that exists with these models no matter where they were sold, but the rest of the world are left out for this reason. Understand that its not just other continents - it also does not apply to cars originally sold elsewhere in North America - eg. Canada or Mexico.

Brad

[haz]

Originally Posted by southernstar

Haz, there were no US produced Porsche 986/987/996 models. The lawsuit only applies to cars SOLD in the USA, since that is where the litigation was brought and is being settled. Of course, the IMS bearing problem is one that exists with these models no matter where they were sold, but the rest of the world are left out for this reason. Understand that its not just other continents - it also does not apply to cars originally sold elsewhere in North America - eg. Canada or Mexico.

Brad

Really? I was sure Porsche had a production facility some where in America.. So, all Porsche sold around the world are made in Stuttgart? Sorry for OT..

edit* Boxster and Cayman production was outsourced to Valmet Automotive in Finland from 1997 to 2011, and in 2012 production moved to Germany.[53]

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[soucorp]

Originally Posted by haz

Really? I was sure Porsche had a production facility some where in America.. So, all Porsche sold around the world are made in Stuttgart? Sorry for OT..

edit* Boxster and Cayman production was outsourced to Valmet Automotive in Finland from 1997 to 2011, and in 2012 production moved to Germany.[53]

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Only Headquarters in US, cars are built in Germany, but they are looking to move the plant to China where VW's Audi are being built for 2014

Porsche to Build New U.S. Headquarters in Georgia's Aerotropolis
New Complex Near Atlanta to House Nearly All U.S. Porsche Operations Under One Roof, Including Test Track

[ppbon]

... Porsche built only 10% of the Boxsters in Germany (Stuttgart). the other 90% were built in Finland in the city of Uusikaupunki. 100% of the 996s are built in Stuttgart.
You can tell where your car was built by looking at your VIN.
If the 11th character is an S it was built in Stuttgart.
If the 11th character is a U, it was built in Uusikaupunki.

Happy Boxstering,
Pedro

[haz]

Originally Posted by ppbon

... Porsche built only 10% of the Boxsters in Germany (Stuttgart). the other 90% were built in Finland in the city of Uusikaupunki. 100% of the 996s are built in Stuttgart.
You can tell where your car was built by looking at your VIN.
If the 11th character is an S it was built in Stuttgart.
If the 11th character is a U, it was built in Uusikaupunki.

Happy Boxstering,
Pedro

Yup, saw the stats on the wikipage for the Boxster. Mine is a German import, so Stuttgart.