News - Porsche Holding

MOONCITY: exciting centre for new and electric mobility opens in Salzburg

2019-12-09

MOONCITY in Salzburg, an exciting experience and discovery centre for e-mobility, charging infrastructure and sustainable forms of energy is opening its doors. The opening of the centre that is yet another Porsche milestone marks the 70th anniversary of Porsche Austria, and will help shape upcoming changes in mobility and energy, which constitute the most dramatic transition in the history of the automobile.

Porsche Holding Salzburg takes over as importer of Volkswagen Group brands in Portugal

2019-10-15

Porsche Holding Salzburg (PHS), Europe’s largest automotive distribution company, took over the Portuguese Importeur Sociedade de Importacão de Veiculos Automitiveis (SIVA) on 15 October 2019, assuming market responsibility for the Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Light Commercial Vehicles, Audi, ŠKODA, Bentley and Lamborghini brands in Portugal.

Porsche Holding Salzburg and WU Vienna (Vienna University of Economics and Business) develop joint MBA programme

2019-10-14

In close collaboration with the WU Vienna Executive Academy, Porsche Holding has launched its MBA programme in Mobility Management. The company is seizing the initiative in the war for talent and is itself providing advanced training for its top talent. The programme is tailored closely to the individual needs of Porsche Holding as Europe’s largest automotive retail company. The goal of the programme is to prepare employees for upcoming challenges.

Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize awarded by TU Wien for the 21st time

2019-10-11

In the 41st year of its existence, the Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize, awarded by Vienna University of Technology (Technische Universität Wien, TU Wien), has been awarded to Professor Uwe Baake, Head of Product Development Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Dr Werner Lang, Managing Director MEKRA Lang GmbH & Co. KG. The award, which is given every two years, was given for development of an electronic camera-based rear-view mirror system, MirrorCam, used in place of conventional exterior mirrors on Mercedes Actros trucks.

Porsche Holding opens company childcare centre at the Porschehof in Salzburg

2019-09-05

The official opening of the new company childcare centre at the Porschehof in Salzburg was held today.

Porsche SE: Family speakers honour the lifetime achievement of Prof. Dr. Ferdinand K. Piëch

2019-08-27

“We mourn with the family the loss of Ferdinand K. Piëch, the extraordinary manager and engineer, the strategist and simply the car-enthusiast, who he was all his life.” With these words Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE (“Porsche SE“), Stuttgart, and speaker of the Porsche family, responded to the news of the death of Porsche SE’s long-time former member of the Supervisory Board and past shareholder, Ferdinand K. Piëch.

Porsche Holding Salzburg and OMV establish cooperative venture

2019-06-03

At a press conference at OMV headquarters, Dr Hans Peter Schützinger, CEO of the PHS Management Board, and Dr Rainer Seele, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of OMV, discussed the role of gas in the future of energy and the importance of CNG (compressed natural gas) in mobility.

Next major growth step

2019-05-02

Porsche Holding Salzburg (PHS), Europe’s largest automotive distribution company, is pushing ahead with its growth strategy. At the end of April, it signed agreements with Sociedade de Importação de Veículos Automóveis, S.A. (SIVA), a subsidiary of the major Portuguese automotive group SAG-SGPS SA, to acquire importer operations for Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Light Commercial Vehicles, Audi, ŠKODA, Bentley and Lamborghini.

Porsche Holding Salzburg: another strong performance in 2018

2019-03-21

In 2018, Porsche Holding Salzburg (PHS) had a very successful financial year once again. As of the end of 2018, the company maintained wholesale and retail operations for Volkswagen Group brands in 27 countries; it even exceeded the high levels which were achieved the previous year and continues to perform well in the regions.

Porsche Holding Salzburg acquires a further privately-held retail group in Italy

2019-02-15

Europe’s largest automotive distribution company Porsche Holding Salzburg yesterday signed an agreement to acquire Saottini Auto S.p.A. The privately-held automotive retail group operates three dealerships in Brescia and two in Desenzano. The acquisition is subject to approval from the EU competition authorities.

Next expansion step leads to Japan

2019-01-18

Porsche Holding Salzburg (PHS) has signed an agreement to acquire twelve Group-owned Volkswagen dealership operations in Japan which until now were managed by Volkswagen Group Japan (VGJ).

2018: Another successful year for Porsche Holding Salzburg

2018-12-14

2018 was another very successful year for Porsche Holding Salzburg, according to Hans Peter Schützinger, CEO of the PHS Management Board. The preliminary sales volume figures for the 2018 financial year were presented at today’s annual press conference, held in Vienna.