Porsche was forced to halt production at its assembly plant in Leipzig, Germany, after major floods in the Czech Republic prevented freight trains from delivering their usual supply of Cayenne bodies.
The Leipzig plant normally builds 450 vehicles a day in three shifts. While the length of the stoppage has not been determined, a company spokeswoman stated that Porsche's flexible production system allows them to offset the lost output through additional shifts at a later date.
Pre-assembly work on Panamera models will continue in Leipzig, however, because bodies for the sedan are produced in the northern German city of Hanover.
About 5,600 German soldiers are working in the flood areas, which also affected the southern German state of Bavaria, Austria, as well as the Czech Republic.
Source : Automotives News
The Leipzig plant normally builds 450 vehicles a day in three shifts. While the length of the stoppage has not been determined, a company spokeswoman stated that Porsche's flexible production system allows them to offset the lost output through additional shifts at a later date.
Pre-assembly work on Panamera models will continue in Leipzig, however, because bodies for the sedan are produced in the northern German city of Hanover.
About 5,600 German soldiers are working in the flood areas, which also affected the southern German state of Bavaria, Austria, as well as the Czech Republic.
Source : Automotives News
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