jturbo

I have read that the Cayman S is made by Valmet in Finland? Is this true?

Jim Michaels

That's certainly what everybody who's supposed to know claims.

jturbo

Jim,

Are any other porsche models manufactured there?

Jim Michaels

Boxsters are also assembled there. Valmet is an assembly plant that has assembled other makes in the past.

Swedeboy

http://www.valmet-automotive.com/automotive/cms.nsf

jla3317

Cayman S and Boxster are assembled for Porsche at Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, Finland. I have read that the engines, transmissions and other major production components for the Cayman come from Stuttgart where the Boxster S is built. Valmet bills itself as the world's northernmost car factory and the only one in Finland. Uusikaupunki is a port city located on the Southwest coast. I believe that is the port of embarkation once a vehicle has been produced. Valmet has been producing cars for more than 30 years, including models for Saab and Porsche. They must be good otherwise Porsche wouldn't trust them with a new model.

Crazy Canuck

Supposedly build quality from the Finnish plant producing Boxsters exceeds that of the German plant.

mooty

well, my 986s was build better than my 996c2, c4s or gt3 in terms of rattles.
my cayman and 987S is has less rattles than the dozen or so 997 997s i have driven.

amfp

I heard the same from a Porsche rep when they compared customer opinion survey ownership feedback from both plants.

perfectlap

yeah I read that too. Apparently assembly workers in Finland have a higher level of education then the Germans who employ allot of North African immigrants of lower educational levels.

pete95zhn

JUP,no immigrants here.... And you all can check your Boxster and CaymanS manufacturing plant from your car's VIN. Like WPO ZZZ **Z*U *****,where U is for Uusikaupunki,when S is for Stuttgart and my 951 has N for Neckarsulm,an Audi plant. And Cayennes should have L as Leipzig.

Greetings from Finland!

Nordschleife

Where do you get this racist claptrap????

PAG Zuffenhausen is famous for the number of German greybeards it employs compared to other auto makers.

FYI, the predominant immigrant group employed in the car business in Germany is Turkish. Turks do NOT come from North Africa. A great many Turks are highly educated and occupy very senior positions within the German auto industry.

R+C

NewPorscheGuy

But does not exceed the build quality of the item in your sig pic!

Nicole

You probably mixed this up with the French car makers. But you'd be surprised how high their quality standards have become in recent years.

BGLeduc

When I got me '06 CS in January, there was a one page sheet of paper in the glove box from Valmet.....not being fluent in Finn, I have no clue, but I am guessing it is some sort of build sheet.

Brian