All-electric Porsche Cayenne to be built at Volkswagen’s plant in Slovakia

MANILA: Porsche AG has chosen to manufacture the upcoming all-electric Porsche Cayenne at Volkswagen Slovakia's multi-brand facility in Bratislava, setting the foundation for the further electrification of its model lines.

The Porsche Cayenne will be the fourth model line with an all-electric powertrain for the brand after the Porsche Taycan, Porsche Macan, and Porsche 718. Porsche has already revealed that another all-electric SUV will be introduced within the second half of the decade. The model will be manufactured at the Porsche factory in Leipzig, Germany.

Porsche Board Member for Production and Logistics Albrecht Reimold knows the advantages of the multi-brand facility in Bratislava. He served as the Chairman and Member of the Executive Board for Technology at Volkswagen Slovakia from 2012 until 2016.

“The plant in Bratislava has done outstanding work in recent years and has received several awards. The future Cayenne will be the first all-electric SUV to be manufactured there. I’m sure that the team there will be meticulously prepared and will get the new generation to the starting line – when the time comes – in characteristic Porsche quality,” Reimold stated.

For more than 20 years, the Porsche Cayenne has been making its mark on the SUV market. The Porsche Cayenne had the highest demand among all Porsche model lines in 2022, with 95,604 units sold. The Porsche Cayenne has been closely associated with Bratislava ever since production started in 2002. The painted bodies of the Porsche Cayenne were initially shipped from there to Leipzig. In 2017, Porsche introduced the third generation of Porsche Cayenne and moved its production to Bratislava. Since then, models with combustion engines and plug-in hybrid powertrains have been created on the site.

The fourth-generation Porsche Cayenne is currently being readied for series production at the plant in Slovakia. Porsche has significantly improved the SUV with extensive changes to its powertrain, chassis, appearance, equipment, and connectivity. The goal was to upgrade the standard Porsche on-road performance, long-distance comfort, and off-road capability.

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