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Qatar has accumulated a 17 percent voting stake in Volkswagen AG and is set to take a seat on Porsche Automobil Holding SE's supervisory board. The moves underline the more active role the Gulf state aims to play in the German auto industry. Full story...

Porsche Automobil Holding SE is holding out for a slight rise in unit sales in its current fiscal year, banking on its new Panamera model, after the company swung to a quarterly loss. Full story...

MISSISSAUGA, ON, - Just eleven months after opening on 31 January 2009, the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart welcomed its 500,000th visitor. Full story...

German prosecutors are unmoved by the results of an internal Porsche probe that cleared ex-CEO Wendelin Wiedeking and ex-finance chief Holger Haerter of market manipulation in trading Volkswagen shares. Full story...

German prosecutors are unmoved by the results of an internal probe done by Porsche Automobil Holding SE that cleared ex-CEO Wendelin Wiedeking and ex-finance chief Holger Haerter of market manipulation in trading Volkswagen AG shares. Full story...

German prosecutors are unmoved by the results of an internal probe done by Porsche Automobil Holding SE that cleared ex-CEO Wendelin Wiedeking and ex-finance chief Holger Haerter of market manipulation in trading Volkswagen AG shares. Full story...

Porsche's supervisory and executive boards plant to ask the annual general meeting next month to agree to align the fiscal year with the calendar year. Full story...

Porsche has said it is almost halfway to its annual sales target for its new four-door Panamera luxury grand tourer, its fourth model line. Full story...

Porsche is almost halfway to its annual sales target for its new Panamera. "Sales of the Panamera have really taken off. We have already secured over 9,000 orders," Porsche CEO Michael Macht said. Full story...

Today, just three months after the new Panamera went on sale the 10,000th car rolled off the production line at the Leipzig plant of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart. The 500 HP platinum silver metallic Panamera Turbo will be delivered to a customer in Singapore. Full story...

Anytime you drive a Porsche (sorry for those who haven't!), you feel like you're sitting behind the wheel of one of the world's finest automobiles... provided, of course, that you dig the brand's extreme sportiness and racing tradition. The 911 Carrera, the Boxster and my recent tester, the Cayman S, all have a distinct personality. However, I must say that the latter did not prove to be as satisfying as I initially hoped. Full story...

Porsche, now 49.9% owned by Volkswagen, on Thursday said it would extend shortened working hours at its main Zuffenhausen plant near Stuttgart until the end of March 2010 "in view of the uncertain sales development on the individual markets". Full story...

Porsche specialists turn polluting Cayenne into eco-friendly SUV

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I'm young, dumb and full of... well, you know, residual teenage angst. I may not like video games or online poker but I surely do appreciate fast cars. I don't got much money so I can't go out and buy myself an Audi R8, a Porsche Cayman (although I would sell everything I own to make a small down-payment for one) or even a Chevrolet Camaro. So when I get to drive cars that are quick, snappy and affordable, I tend to get excited. Full story...

Porsche's new Boxster Spyder in ultimate head-to-head showdown, Audi's A2 is back, LA show round-up, Nissan's new Qashqai

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VW took another step in its integration with Porsche SE after acquiring a 49.9% stake in its sports car business for 3.9 billion euros ($5.8 billion). Full story...

VW took another step in its integration with Porsche SE after acquiring a 49.9% stake in its sports car business for 3.9 billion euros ($5.8 billion). Full story...

Volkswagen AG on Monday announced it had taken a 49.9% stake in Porsche AG, saying a further milestone had been reached on the way towards an integrated automotive group with the luxury sportscar and SUV specialist. Full story...

VW took another step in its integration with Porsche SE after acquiring a 49.9% stake in its sports car business for 3.9 billion euros ($5.8 billion). Full story...

While the industry rushes toward lithium ion batteries as a power source for electric vehicles, Porsche AG thinks the advanced batteries also have a role to play in high-end sports cars -- as starter batteries. Full story...