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Porsche (7/30/2007)

Napleton Porsche Joins Tafel Racing At Road America
Jul-30-2007

Napleton Porsche of Westmont will sponsor the No. 73 Tafel Racing Porsche RSR for the Generac 500 at Road America and round eight of the American Le Mans Series to be run on August 11.

Porsche doesn't plan to take over VW... yet
Jul-30-2007

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The latest in Porsche-Volkswagen relations is that the sports car maker has contingencies in place to raise its stake in the VW Group, but at this point is not planning an outright takeover.

As you may recall, when , it was bound by German law to make an offer to purchase controlling interest. The offer Porsche submitted to Volkswagen shareholders was purposely low because Porsche didn't want to fully take over Volkswagen.

That law is now on the verge of being repealed, leaving the door open for Porsche to further increase its stake, but that doesn't mean that it will automatically take the opportunity to further entrench the anschluss between the two companies founded by Ferdinand Porsche. If, however, Porsche's position on the Volkswagen board is threatened, it could increase its stake up to 50-percent without any further bureaucracy and legal issues, but for now it plans on staying where it is.

[Source: Reuters]

 

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Porsche Goes Hybrid
Jul-30-2007

This sport utility will cut its fuel usage by almost one third for a fuel economy between 24 and 26 miles per gallon, compared to the conventional Cayenne which only gets 18.5 mpg.

Comparison: 2007 Audi TT 3.2 Quattro Roadster vs. 2007 BMW Z4 3.0si vs. 2007 Porsche Boxster
Jul-30-2007

In a Corner of this morning paper's obituary section were a couple paragraphs devoted to a Mr.

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