Raising stake in VW may help Porsche on fuel-economy fines

Raising its stake in Volkswagen AG may help Porsche avoid some strict U.S. fuel-economy fines without making big changes its sporty vehicle lineup. Last fall Porsche had lost a bid to get Congress to exempt it from tough U.S. fuel economy standards on the basis of the company’s sales volume.

But now Porsche is looking to merge its U.S. fuel-economy data with Volkswagen, a move that could help the high-performance automaker...
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993Turbo - 3/26/2008 1:44:49 PM

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I hope so. It's not fair competition when you only make specialized vehicles like Porsche and need the economy of an econobox. I think Porsche has some of the best fuel efficiency per horsepower.

NItePhire - 3/26/2008 2:38:09 PM

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The move makes sense to me. Easier to buy VW than to make more efficient cars that nobody who drives a Porsche would want to drive.

johnsmitny - 3/26/2008 3:20:12 PM

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is it me, or are there a LOT of articles by omaranna and his egmcar blog on autospies lately? almost half of the front page is filled with posts from his blog...

johnsmitny - 3/26/2008 3:20:39 PM

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(and never the original source)