The first Porsche Boxster, a red sports car with black roof destined for a customer in Bavaria, has rolled off the assembly line today at Volkswagen's plant in Osnabrück, Germany.
The Boxster will be built at Porsche’s main plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, but the plant's capacity is not enough to satisfy demand, so parent company Volkswagen decided to partially produce the Boxster at the Osnabrück plant.
In a statement, Porsche CEO Matthias Müller said "Due to the way things are in Stuttgart, there is no easy way to expand our main factory. Over the next few years, we will be fully utilizing our own production capacity predominantly with the 911 model. We therefore looked for a partner for producing the Boxster. The decisive factor in our choice was the great expertise of the workforce at Volkswagen Osnabrück. Our sports cars are in very good hands there. After all, we all have the same concept of quality. Osnabrück will become a part of our success story."
