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Porsche has had a difficult couple of months. Not only struggling with the chip shortage and supply chain problems like the rest of the industry, it also lost many cars when a cargo ship sank after a major fire in February. Initial reports from Reuters are that the company has had to temporarily shut down production at its Leipzig plant thanks to issues stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but rumors on the Rennlist forums suggest the issue may be more widespread.
Porsche announced it will suspend production in its Leipzig plant from Wednesday afternoon until the end of next week according to statements from a Porsche spokesperson. The Leipzig plant is primarily charged with production of the Macan and Panamera SUVs.
However, unconfirmed screenshots of an internal Porsche email, as posted to Rennlist, suggest more models could be affected. The Russian invasion is directly cited as the root cause of the problem, with the email stating “The situation in Ukraine is impacting our production activities and the supply chain for Porsche plants are being affected.”
The email notes that all cars with a “CP8 date” prior to given deadlines in March will be produced. The CP8 date refers to a given milestone in the production process. Notably, the email goes on to state that vehicles with CP8 dates beyond the stated deadlines “will not be produced.”
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