A great win for Atlanta, GA! As we reported yesterday about PCNA’s office move, it is now official. Early this morning, Detlev von Platen, president and CEO of Porsche Cars North America met with Mayor Reed to announce the deal. Porsche Cars North America to create $100 million HQ with track on the old Ford site. Other Georgia locations and even states competed for the highly decorated brand. von Platen also described the move as being much more than just headquarters.
Complete with a 1.6 mile testing track, it will bring in roughly 20,000 extra visits from its customers.
Long time Atlanta residents, Porsche Cars North America is rumored to be moving its location to the old Ford plant site just outside of Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport. In 1998, PCNA moved its offices from Reno, NV to Atlanta, GA. The plant was where the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable were built. In 2006, Ford closed the plant and it has since been leveled. Continue reading ‘Future move for Porsche Cars North America to old Ford factory location’
Audi is about to roll out Audi Connect, an infotainment system that combines an in-vehicle Wi-Fi link with what amounts to a navigation system on steroids.
Audi Connect debuts in the 2012 Audi A7 this spring. It will be available on the 2012 A8 this summer and optional on the 2012 A6 sedan when it goes on sale this fall.
Volkswagen AG, Europe’s biggest automaker, passed rival Ford Motor Co. in the auto industry earnings race last year on surging demand in China.
Net income surged sevenfold to 6.84 billion euros ($9.42 billion), the Wolfsburg-based company said Feb. 25. Ford posted 2010 profit of $6.56 billion, while General Motors Co. reported $4.7 billion. Toyota Motor Corp. forecasts 490 billion yen ($6 billion) in profit in the year ending March 31. Continue reading ‘VW surpasses Ford to claim highest 2010 profit’
Frank Kechele and Ricardo Zonta recorded the first FIA GT1 World Championship win for Lamborghini in Round 5 at Spa-Francorchamps, finishing ahead of the Triple H Team Hegersport Maserati of Altfrid Heger and Alex Muller and the Matech Competition Ford GT Matech of Thomas Mutsch and reigning FIA GT2 Champion Richard Westbrook. (continue reading…)
Between Stephane Ortelli and the 24 Hours of Spa, we can speak of love story. On four occasions, Monaco is actually mounted on the top step of the podium in GT2 class. In 2003, he was even able – to everyone’s surprise – to put this race under his belt as he had with his teammates in a Porsche in the second category. For this 62nd edition of the Total 24 Hours of Spa, the Belgian team will join Stephen W Racing Team. At the wheel of an Audi R8 LMS, the former Le Mans winner hopes to make a new coup in the Belgian Ardennes. (continue reading…)
The Smoking Tire heads out to Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in a 370Z Roadster to find out which car can attain the highest speed on Spring Mountain’s 2.7 mile road course. Can Matt Farah, driving a Lamborghini LP550-2, out gun a Twin Turbo Ford GT and a Supercharged Audi R8? We will see.
