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20/10/2011
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The chairman of the supervisory board and chairman of the board of management of Porsche AG, Wolfgang Porsche and Matthias Müller,have laid the foundation stone for the second extension of the company's Leipzig factory site. It is an important milestone, and one which writes another chapter in the successful history of Porsche in the Saxony region of Germany.
 "We are investing another 500 million euro in the production facility to build the 'Cajun' in Leipzig. This is not just a mark of confidence in the manufacturing skills of our Leipzig colleagues, but also an important contribution to the economic development of the region," says Matthias Müller.
Porsche board of management member with responsibility for production Wolfgang Leimgruber adds: "We want to expand the production of high-performance sports cars and off-road vehicles in Leipzig. At the same time the ambition is for the plant to achieve the highest standards with a forward-looking quality strategy."
More than 1,000 new jobs and a new 17 hectare production site are being created to handle the production of the 'Cajun'. "The fact that the assembly plant is now to become a fully fledged factory with body assembly line and paint shop is an enormous motivation for me and my team," explains Siegfried Bülow, chairman of the executive board of Porsche Leipzig GmbH, citing as a challenge the tough timetable governing the plant extension, with production of the 'Cajun' scheduled to start as early as the end of 2013.
"The acquisition and qualification of new staff is also an important item on our agenda. We are trusting in tried-and-tested processes, thus ensuring that the first 'Cajun' from Leipzig is of outstanding 'typical Porsche' quality, setting standards in its class," he adds.
The Leipzig Porsche plant is also setting environmental standards, being one of the world's most efficient car factories. For example, the very efficient air recirculation and power cut-off technologies in the paint shop ensure particularly economical energy use.
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John Challen
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