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Dottore, you are talking about the guy who ran Porsche into a ditch with the failed attempt to buy VW, tried then to sell Porsche control to the royal family in Quatar, then got fired when VW basically bailed out the Porsche family by buying Porsche. The company ran out of cash, and this was a company that had piles and piles of cash to start with. The company was very close to being broken up and parted out.
Now that Porsche has been "saved" and kept as a whole company, they are going ahead with the launch a second SUV, started at least three years ago, called the "Cajun", along with a new factory, several new models every few years that in my opinion will totally eradicate any of the old glory that was Porsche - which was at one time a very conservative, resourceful, focused company that built small numbers of cars. The tragic part of this story is the change that has been going on for some time within Porsche, including the managerial follies that seem to plague the company. They seem to get a case of thinking too big, and that's when they get into trouble. It would be a good thing if it turns out that Porsche focuses on building advanced high quality sports cars again, but somehow I don't think that's going to happen. I think they are led by hubris, even now.
It's true that Porsche was in trouble in the late 80s, and that the Boxter et al allowed Porsche to make a comeback. But all that was for naught, and Porsche almost was bought by a VC consortium a few years ago. Wendeling should have simply stuck with making cars, not venturing into the VC market. Porsche is the world's most profitable car company, and there is no way VW will simply let it go. This lawsuit that you mention is like a tick on a dog's back. It will be dealt with, and life at Porsche will go on, and old memories will fade.
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