Porsche forecast dented by aluminium supply shortage Porsche’s supply chain has been hit by a shortage of aluminium alloys as the result of flooding at an unnamed European supplier. Heavy rains in France, Switzerland and Italy at the very end of June caused flooding and fatal landslides as well as disrupting manufacturing. Porsche said the supplier had notified customers of the occurrence of a force majeure event. Marcus Williams
Hanging in the balance Lower production output, slower growth in export markets and several regulatory and operational issues are threatening to unbalance Poland’s finished vehicle market Vladislav Vorotnikov