Porsche Automobil Holding SE – Annual General Meeting

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Despite economic conditions becoming more difficult, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart, is developing positively. In the first six months of the current 2007/08 financial year (1 August 2007 – 31 January 2008) the Company is expected to show an increase in revenues, based on the figures up to mid-January 2008, of approximately 14.2 per cent to Euro 3.5 billion. Six month sales are expected to increase year-on-year by an even more significant 18.7 per cent to approximately 46,600 units. This was announced by the President and Chief Executive Officer of Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking, at the Annual General Meeting of the Company this Friday in the Stuttgart Porsche Arena.
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Aston Martin Racing reveals Vantage GT2

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Aston Martin Racing has revealed the first impressions of its new GT2 racing car.

Known as the Vantage GT2, the new car is based on the V8 engined Aston Martin Vantage road car. The new car will mean Aston Martin is the only manufacturer to offer cars in every GT racing category: GT1 – DBR9; GT2 – Vantage GT2; GT3 – DBRS9; GT4 – Vantage N24.

For the first time, Aston Martin Racing is designing this car to run on either standard race fuel or E85 bio-ethanol (where regulations allow). In 2007, Aston Martin Racing successfully converted a standard DBRS9 to run on E85.
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