January - March
Porsche Boxster is "defect defiant"Winner in the new Technical Inspections Association (TÜV) car report
Stuttgart. The
Summarized in the TÜV car report, the results are based on data gathered during 7.65 million main inspections carried out by the Association's engineers on passenger cars registered in Germany in 2004. Though about 81 per cent of all vehicles examined at TÜV inspection stations pass without further ado, 18.7% of the inspected vehicles possess significant defects and represent a danger for road safety.
"For us, this result is the reward for and proof of our efforts to enhance quality over the past few years. Our aim is to ensure a high standard of quality not only in production, but also to lay the groundwork for a high-quality product as early as in the development phase," said Wolfgang Dürheimer, member of the
26.01.2005