The advance of the Californian electric car pioneer Tesla, including the establishment of a gigafactory in Brandenburg, should give VW legs in recent months have made in terms of their own plans to expand electromobility. In order to be able to stand up to Tesla, VW has announced a massive expansion of its main plant in Wolfsburg. As early as 2030, 70 percent of the VW cars produced should be able to drive purely electrically, as product strategist Michael Jost told Manager Magazine.
Porsche should bring money for VW electric offensive
To finance the accelerated electric offensive and to increase the stock market value of the entire group, Volkswagen is thinking out loud Company insiders to bring the sports car subsidiary Porsche to the stock exchange in the medium term. VW wants to give up a maximum of 25 percent of the shares, as they say. That could flush between 20 and 25 billion euros in the coffers of the car company, as the manager magazine reports, citing internal estimates. Neither VW nor Porsche have wanted to comment on the media reports so far.
The Reuters news agency said that Porsches Chief Financial Officer had estimated the value of the sports car manufacturer at around 70 billion euros in recent years, but some analysts assumed a potential value of around 100 billion euros. Apparently, VW also rates the value of its subsidiary as similarly high. However, not all analysts agree on this point. At HSBC, for example, one assumes a Porsche valuation of 45 billion euros. The profitability, which is not so high in comparison to Ferrari, weighs heavily on the valuation.
Porsche IPO probably no longer in 2021
When a Porsche IPO is due is still unclear. Obviously, there are slow-moving actors in the boardroom. In any case, an IPO should no longer be expected for 2021. In any case, the stockbrokers are pleased with the news. VW shares jumped for joy on Thursday and Friday. VW is now worth almost 90 billion euros on the stock exchange. For comparison: Tesla is currently worth over $ 750 billion. For car expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer from the CAR Institute, the Porsche IPO for VW is therefore a good idea. The valuation of Porsche will be significantly higher than placing new shares in the VW Group, Dudenhöfer told Der Aktionär.
