ポルシェは約4年間にわたる運営を経て、電動自転車子会社を閉鎖する。今回の決定は、市場環境の変化を受け、ドイツの自動車メーカーである同社が中核事業にリソースを集中させるためのものだ。
ポルシェは、高性能eバイク用ドライブシステムの開発を目的に2022年8月に設立したPorsche eBike Performance GmbHを閉鎖すると発表した。同社はドイツのオットブルンとクロアチアのザグレブにある工場を閉鎖する計画で、約350人の従業員が影響を受ける。同社はこれまで「Porsche eBike Sport」（第5世代モデルの開始価格は10,920ドル）やオフロードモデルの「Porsche eBike Cross」など、複数のeバイクモデルを製造していた。
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Tesla is developing a new compact electric SUV priced below the $36,990 Model 3 and measuring 168 inches (4.3 meters) long—shorter than the Model 3 (185.8 inches) and Model Y (188.7 inches)—according to Reuters citing four anonymous supplier sources. The all-new design awaits CEO Elon Musk's production approval and may launch first in China before expanding to U.S. and German factories, signaling a pivot back to core vehicles after a focus on robotaxis and humanoid robots.
Porsche sold 60,991 vehicles worldwide in the first quarter of 2026, down 15 percent from the previous year. The company cites market weakness in China and North America, along with its own model policy errors. Hopes now rest on the fully electric Cayenne.
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Stuttgart-based sports car maker Porsche reported a first-quarter 2026 net profit of 391 million euros, down nearly 25 percent from the previous year. Revenue fell five percent to 8.4 billion euros. Reasons include high costs for a strategic shift, US tariffs, and declining sales.
Honda Motor Co. will discontinue gasoline vehicle production at one of its four plants in China and may do so at another, a source close to the matter said Friday. The move is part of restructuring amid a shift in demand to electric vehicles in the world's largest auto market. The company aims to cut its annual gasoline vehicle capacity of 960,000 units there.
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CEO Oliver Blume announces further cost-cutting measures at the shareholders' meeting. By the end of the year 19,000 jobs are to be cut in a socially acceptable manner in the German AG. Despite the cuts, profits are falling and key cost blocks are rising.