Porsche shutters e-bike, battery, software subsidiaries as part of company overhaul
Key takeaways
- Porsche is closing three of its subsidiaries as it copes with falling sales and declining profits, the German automaker announced Friday.
- The automaker’s battery subsidiary, Cellforce Group, is perhaps the highest-profile casualty.
- Porsche eBike Performance, which made e-bike drive systems, and Cetitec, a networking software subsidiary that served both Porsche and the wider Volkswagen Group, will also be shut down.
Porsche is closing three of its subsidiaries as it copes with falling sales and declining profits, the German automaker announced Friday.
The automaker’s battery subsidiary, Cellforce Group, is perhaps the highest-profile casualty. The division had already been through a “realignment” in August after Porsche dropped plans to make its own batteries, turning Cellforce into a research and development arm. Now, Porsche says it’s pursuing a “technology-open powertrain strategy” — corporate-speak that indicates the automaker will rely more heavily on other companies for its batteries.
Porsche eBike Performance, which made e-bike drive systems, and Cetitec, a networking software subsidiary that served both Porsche and the wider Volkswagen Group, will also be shut down.