Porsche Cayenne Electric: 100% Manufactured in … Bratislava?

Stuttgart’s brand announced today its intention to produce its new electric SUV at the Volkswagen factory in Bratislava (Slovakia).

The news just broke: a new version of the Porsche Cayenne, this time 100% electric, will be manufactured at its partner Volkswagen’s plant in Slovakia.

In the same spirit as for the Taycan, the Macan, and the 718, the upcoming fourth-generation Porsche Cayenne will be produced as a 100% electric version. This aims to adapt to modern decarbonization challenges in transportation.

With over 95,604 units sold in 2022, Porsche is performing well operationally and financially. It aims to score points with European regulators to comply with the ban on internal combustion vehicle sales in 2035. Perhaps, in the future, the norm will be to see a silent Porsche on the streets?

And after the Porsche Cayenne?

An announcement at the beginning of March indicated that some future SUVs from Stuttgart will be 100% electric. Therefore, the Macan, Cayenne, and Cayman models will participate in this transition. They will compete with, among others, BMW, Kia, and Citroën in this field.

“The Bratislava plant has done remarkable work in recent years. The future Cayenne will be the first SUV entirely manufactured there.”

Albrecht Reimold, Member of the Executive Board for Production and Logistics at Porsche

The Cayenne model, one of the most iconic of the German brand, has a long history with the city of Bratislava. In its early days, Porsche painted the model in Slovakia and then sent it to Leipzig (Austria). In 2017, production was fully moved to Bratislava.

Volkswagen, its parent brand, has already begun this electric transition, notably with its ID.2 all launched last week. It remains to be seen whether Porsche will be able to leverage its recognized technical expertise over time, to offer powerful and reliable electric vehicles in the long term!

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