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Porsche boss plans to push hard into EV niche

Porsche is adding 1,000 new jobs to help it build the Mission E, shown, its first EV.
January 08, 2017 05:00 AM

Porsche finished last year in position to retain the title of world's most profitable automotive brand. That success is one reason that despite the fallout from parent Volkswagen Group's emissions-cheating scandal Porsche plans to add jobs rather than cut them. CEO Oliver Blume will need the extra employees to help Porsche produce its first full-electric car. He spoke about that and more with Automotive News Europe Correspondent Christiaan Hetzner.

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