It is a fitting place to start by reporting that on March 21, 2020 Porsche closed its factories in Zuffenhausen, as well as Leipzig, to “protect its workforce and reduce the spread of the coronavirus,” said Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG.

In addition to suspending production, the company also took other measures related to the outbreak, such as banning business travel, extending mobile working, and video conference meetings. Oliver said that 2020 will be a “very challenging year.”