porsche

In 1998, Porsche realized that if they wanted to sell more Boxsters,

they needed to produce more cars. To do so, they contracted with

a plant in Finland called Valmet because the plant in Zuffenhausen

couldn’t handle the increased production.

The initial plan was for Boxster to be produced in Finland for only two

years. Everybody thought that by that time the demand in Zuffenhausen

would decrease so that plant could handle all production. But the

Boxster demand remains high, and so does the one for 996, so

against all expectations the plant will remain busy for the foreseeable

future. Zuffenhausen can assemble 30,000 cars per year, so the only

way the Boxster would be moved entirely to Finland is if Porsche could

sell the better part of that many 996s. In the short term, that isn’t likely to

happen though. Most of the cars destined for North America are built

in Valmet.

Now it became impossible to specify where a car was built. Even ordering

Tourist Delivery doesn't force a Stuttgart build. Apparently some cars

are shipped from Finland to Stuttgart for Tourist Delivery.