Sat 25 Aug 2007
Porsche in 1998 made a pact in Finland with a company named Valmet as their plant in Zuffenhausen was not able to handle the production increase. The management thought if they want to sell more Boxter in the market they need to increase the production hence this new contract.
Initially the Boxter was supposed to be produced in Finland only for two years and the management never thought that the demand for the Boxter will increase so much that they will require another plant for the same. As far as Zuffenhausen is concerned they could produce 30,000 cars per year. And the demand kept increasing which the management had to fulfill and they started producing in Valmet whose all the manufactured cars headed for North America.
At present the cars manufactured in Finland are supplied in various parts of North America and it is very difficult to know where exactly the car was manufactured. The quality in both the plants are excellent and the supply is so quick that it is surprising that the cars come from Finland.