The new agreement states that the entire staff of the manufacturer will remain with the company until at least the expiration date of the new contract. The plant in Zuffenhausen will continue to manufacture the mid-engine sportster Boxster together with the 911 models, while an additional 100 trainees or dual college students will be hired per fiscal year for technical and sales positions.
"With this agreement securing production locations, we will be optimally positioned for growth in the coming years. This socially balanced compromise guarantees Porsche employees more job security in the future. It also guarantees the company a high degree of flexibility,” Michael Macht, Porsche chairman of the board said in a statement.
In addition to the above mentioned measures, the two sides agreed to manufacture the Cayman at the Zuffenhausen plant, with the body of the model to continue to be supplied by Valmet Automotive.
All these measures are meant to insure that future Porsche marketing operations will be slowly shifted to Zuffenhausen. The Weissach facility will continue to research alternative engines.
"This arrangement guarantees that in the near future, Zuffenhausen and Weissach will once again run at full capacity. With this, the highest level of investment in the history of Porsche, we will secure our economic self-sufficiency and thereby our competitiveness,” concluded Uwe Huck, Group Works Council chairman.
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