Porsche is laying the groundwork for the further electrification of its model lines. The company has decided to manufacture the future all-electric Cayenne at Volkswagen Slovakia’s multi-brand location in Bratislava.
After the Taycan (since 2019), the
Macan (in 2024) and the 718 (middle of the decade), the Cayenne will
become Porsche’s fourth model line with an all-electric powertrain.
Porsche has already announced a further all-electric SUV above the
Cayenne for the second half of the decade. That model will be produced
at the Porsche factory in Leipzig.
Albrecht Reimold, Board Member
for Production and Logistics at Porsche, knows the strengths of the
multi-brand plant in Bratislava first-hand. From 2012 to 2016 he was the
Chairman and Member of the Executive Board for Technology at Volkswagen
Slovakia. "The plant in Bratislava has done outstanding work in recent
years and has received several awards. The future Cayenne will be the
first all-electric SUV to be manufactured there. I’m sure that the team
there will be meticulously prepared and will get the new generation to
the starting line - when the time comes - in characteristic Porsche
quality," says Reimold.
The Cayenne has been stamping its mark on
the sporty SUV segment for over 20 years. Its success remains undimmed.
With 95,604 delivered units in its anniversary year of 2022, the
Cayenne posted the highest demand among all Porsche model lines. Since
production began in 2002, the Cayenne has been closely associated with
Bratislava. In the early days, the painted bodies were sent from there
to Leipzig. With the third generation of the SUV, production moved
entirely to Bratislava in 2017. Since then, the site has produced models
with combustion engines and plug-in hybrid powertrains.
The
plant in Slovakia is currently preparing for the start of series
production of the extensively upgraded new Cayenne. Following its launch
in 2017, Porsche has now significantly upgraded the third generation of
the SUV with far-reaching measures affecting its powertrain, chassis,
design, equipment and connectivity. In addition to realigning the drive
portfolio with combustion engines and hybrid drives that are as powerful
as they are efficient, the engineers at the Porsche Development Centre
in Weissach made major revisions to the Cayenne’s chassis system. The
aim: to achieve an even wider range between the typical Porsche on-road
performance, long-distance comfort and off-road capability.
