Porsche is a German manufacturer of sports cars , founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche , the engineer who created the first Volkswagen . The company is located in Zuffenhausen, a city district of Stuttgart .

Porsche has a reputation for producing high-end sports vehicles that, despite their high performance, are reliable and tractable enough to be used for daily driving, and of high manufacturing quality and durability. This reputation is contrasted with that of Ferrari , their main competitor, whose machines are famous for their greater design flair but without the reliability. The current Porsche lineup includes everything from an entry-level roadster (Boxster) to a Supercar (Carrera GT). Future plans include a high performance luxury sedan

As a company, Porsche is known for weathering changing market conditions with great financial stability, while retaining most production in Germany during an age when most other German car manufacturers have moved at least partly to Eastern Europe or overseas. The headquarters and main factory are still at Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, but for the Cayenne and Carrera GT there is a new plant at Leipzig , in the east of Germany. Some Boxster and Cayman production is outsourced to Valmet Automotive in Finland .