Porsche is a company that has
firm principles and ideals that are evident within the brand. Porsche always
reaches the highest level only to surmount and strive further. Stretching their
boundaries, continuous improvement and excellence is why “Porsche is a company
that is not afraid to trend its own path.”
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Brief History of Porsche
On September 3rd,
1875, an innovative engineer by the name of Ferdinand Porsche was born. After
spending his childhood in Maffersdorf, Bohemia he went to the nearby
Reichenberg vocational school in 1889. In 1890 he goes on to help design and construct
the Lohner-Porsche electric car, which at the time brought Ferdinand “international
attention.” Within the same year Ferdinand creates an all-wheel-drive race car
and electric/petrol hybrid vehicle.
In 1906 Ferdinand became the
Technical Director at Austro-Daimler in Wiener Noustadt, Austria. This was
where and when the design of the Austro-Daimler touring car & legendary
Mercedes Compressor took place. Three years later Ferdinand’s son Ferry was
born.
By 1923, Ferdinand had won 3
motor sport competitions, one being the Prince Henry trials in which he designed
and raced the sports car. At the pinnacle of his career, Ferdinand opens his own consultation and
developmental work company in 1931 called Dr.Ing.h.c.F.Prosche KG.
Between 1931 and 1933 the company
solely focused on design and consultation. It wasn’t until 1934 that Dr.Ing.h.c.F.Prosche
KG got order to design and construct what is now the German Volkswagon. By 1939
the “Berlin-Rom-Wagon” was successfully built. What’s also important is that
this car was essential to the foundation of Porsche’s future Designs.
Ferry Porsche, the son of Ferdinand, was the
engineer behind the 356 which was the first car to bear the Porsche name in
1948. This very same year, the 356 became road certified and went onto winning
its first motor sport trial.
Welcome!
The task of choosing a company to
blog and follow for a semester proved to be daunting at first. So I made it
imperative to pick a company I love for this project. Well……..You’ve probably guessed by now what
company I chose and you’re right. Porsche!! The blog will analyze the marketing
system, methods and policies within the company and more closely on my favorite
model, the Porsche Cayman.
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